# Accident 20000823012109A: Amtr RANSS12, Buffalo, WY, August 23, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2000, 07:30 local time
- Place: Buffalo, WY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3397° N, 106.7097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3397&lon=-106.7097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N586WP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N586WP-2001-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Phelps Wallace N RANS S-12 AIRAILE (registry code 05624AR, https://openairdocs.org/model/phelps-wallace-n-rans-s-12-airaile) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000823012109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING TO A STREET WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.

## 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 DEN00LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA157), Aug 23, 2000: Phelps Rans S-12 Airaile (N586WP), Buffalo, WY, destroyed. Probable cause: the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. Contributing factors were the power failure due to a failed rod bearing, and down draft weather condition.

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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