# Accident 20000611043699A: Amtr LONGEZE, West Chester, PA, June 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2000, 16:30 local time
- Place: West Chester, PA
- Airport: Brandywine Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9898° N, 75.5995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9898&lon=-75.5995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5534V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5534V-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bryant/Rhodus LONG-EZ (registry code 05609XV, https://openairdocs.org/model/bryant-rhodus-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONGEZE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 110 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000611043699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS MAKING A NORMAL APPROACH WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SOME TYPE OF DOWN WASH DUE TO TURBULENCE. MR. RENDEL FURTHER STATED THAT HE DROPPED ABOUT 75 TO 100' AGL AND IMPACTED THE DOWNWARD GRASS SLOPE AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 27. MR. RENDEL ALSO STATED TO THIS INSPECTOR THAT N5543V WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY DURING THIS ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 NYC00LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA160), Jun 11, 2000: Bryant/Rhodus LONG-EZ (N5534V), West Chester, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Was the failure of the pilot to attain his proper touchdown point. Factors were the downdraft and rising terrain leading to 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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