# Accident 20000726004889A: Amtr LIONHEART, Batavia, NY, July 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2000, 10:40 local time
- Place: Batavia, NY
- Airport: Genesee County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9909° N, 78.1804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9909&lon=-78.1804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N985CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985CC-2013-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cianchette Alton E LIONHEART (registry code 05607S6, https://openairdocs.org/model/cianchette-alton-e-lionheart) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LIONHEART
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000726004889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2000, AT 1040 LOCAL, THE PILOT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL A/C KNOWN AS LIONHEART, N985CC, BEGAN TAKEOFF AT THE END OF RUNWAY 28 (4400 FEET LONG) AT THE GENESEE COUNTY AIRPORT (GVQ), BATAVIA, NY. THE A/C BECAME AIRBORNE IN APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PLANE BECAME "UNSTABLE" AND DRIFTED OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE PAVEMENT. THE TAILWHEEL STRUCK THE TURF 27 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE PAVEMENT, DRAGGED FOR APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET AT A 20 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RIGHT, WHERE THE MAIN GEAR STRUCK THE GROUND. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE A/C. THE A/C CONTINUED TO A RISE OF GROUND WHERE THE RIGHT LOWER WING STRUCK THE STRUCTURE OF THE TETRAHEDRON DELINEATING CIRCLE. THE A/C ROTATED 180 DEGREES TO FACE IN THE DIRECTION FROIM WHICH IT HAD COME AND SKIDDED BACKWARDS 55 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST.

## 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 NYC00LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA178), Jul 26, 2000: Cianchette Lionheart (N985CC), Batavia, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed before liftoff, which resulted in a stall/mush. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the type of airplane.

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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