# Incident 20001014031559I: Amtr CHALLENGER2, Mt Vernon, IL, October 14, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mt Vernon, IL
- Airport: Mt Vernon-Outland
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3228° N, 88.8593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Mount Vernon Outland Airport (MVN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3228&lon=-88.8593&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGER2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001014031559I

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT OPERATED A NON-CERTIFICATED, NON-REGISTERED HOME BUILT CHALLENGER 2 AIRPLANE AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND. THE PILOT STATED, THAT DURING THIS FLIGHT OF CHALLENGER WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND GAINING ALTITUDE AFTER TAKE OFF WAS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE.  THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS ABLE TO STAY AIRBORNE LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING IN A FARM FIELD JUST OFF THE AIRPORT.  THIS OFF AIRPORT LANDING CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL TO BE SEVERED FROM THE AIRPLANE.  THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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