# Accident 20000729028949A: Amtr SONEX, Greenville, SC, July 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2000, 17:15 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Flying Few
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8497° N, 82.4002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8497&lon=-82.4002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202BA-2023-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryskamp Bruce A SONEX (registry code 056085Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryskamp-bruce-a-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SONEX
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000729028949A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT THIS WAS A TEST FLIGHT FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LOW ON THE FINAL APPROACH TO LAND AND COLLIDED WITH GROUND SHORT OF THE GRASS LANDING STRIP. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE. (-23)ON JULY 29, 2000, AT 1715 DST, A SONEX, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, N202BA, CRASHED AT FLYING FEW AIRPORT (A PRIVATE AIRPORT), NEAR GREER SOUTH CAROLINA.  THE SONEX AIRCRAFT,ON APPROACH FOR LANDING, HIT AN EMBANKMENT, SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD FOR THE GRASS RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL00LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA071), Jul 29, 2000: Ryskamp Sonex (N202BA), Greenville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of airspeed and altitude resulting in an undershoot.

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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