# Accident 20000530004349A: Amtr SONERAI2, Victoria, TX, May 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2000, 15:00 local time
- Place: Victoria, TX
- Airport: Victoria Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8203° N, 96.9799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8203&lon=-96.9799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10GX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10GX-2013-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Geiling David G SONERAI II (registry code 05659SC, https://openairdocs.org/model/geiling-david-g-sonerai-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SONERAI2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000530004349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N10GX DEPARTED RUNWAY 12R AT KVCT. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN HIGHER THAN NORMAL PITCH UP ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN AN EARLY RIGHT TURN TO DOWNWIND AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 100 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT THEN APPEARED TO ENTER A STALL AND SPIN BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND AT APPROXIMATELY AN 45 DEGREE NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. (.4)THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 12R, CLIMBED TO 100 FEET AGL, PITCHED NOSE-UP AND INITIATED A 'SHORT RIGHT TURN TO DOWNWIND.'  DURING THE TURN, THE AIRPLANE'S 'RIGHT WING DROPPED VIOLENTLY,' THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND.  A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE RUNNING NORMALLY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW00LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA164), May 30, 2000: Geiling Sonerai II (N10GX), Victoria, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in a stall.

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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