# Accident 20000104023489A: Amtr CH601HD, Kissimmee, FL, January 4, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2000, 18:08 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Airport: Kissimmee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2999° N, 81.4093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2999&lon=-81.4093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N229FF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N229FF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eaa Chapt 229 ZENAIR CH 601 HD (registry code 05603RQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/eaa-chapt-229-zenair-ch-601-hd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601HD
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 628 total, 37 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000104023489A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-4)THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED ON A VFR LOCAL FLIGHT WITH A PASSENGER. IT BECAME DARK AND HE BECAME DISORIENTED. HE SAW A CITY IN THE DISTANCE, THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE AN AIRPORT, AND FLEW TOWARDS IT. HE MADE AN APPROACH WITHOUT CONTACTING THE CONTROL TOWER. HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A BARRICADE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA00LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA061), Jan 4, 2000: Eaa Chapter 229 Zenair 601 (N229FF), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing resulting in the airplane going off the side of the runway and colliding with a barricade.

## Other reports on N229FF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20131205023079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131205023079I), Dec 5, 2013: Eaa Chapt 229 ZENAIR CH 601 HD (N229FF), Atmore, AL, Minor damage. Pilot was flying from foley to Atmore, landing on 18. On touchdown a gust of wind picked the aircraft up and slammed the aircraft back onto the runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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