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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Avidamphibia · Birchwood, AK · October 15, 2000

Date: October 15, 2000 · 13:30 local
Place: Birchwood, AK
Airport: Birchwood Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N126DW
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC01LA008
Reported as: Amtr Avidamphibia
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 201 total3 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N126DWRegistration cancelled May 3, 2004 · Weste Don A AVID AMPHIBIANS/N 026 · Built 1988 Airframe modelWeste Don A AVID AMPHIBIAN Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On departure from the Birchwood airstrip, during the initial amateur built certification process, the engine quit at 700 feet MSL. The aircraft entered a spin. The pilot recovered the aircraft from the spin at treetop level. The pilot was forced to make an emergency gear up landing in rough terrain on the knick arm mudflats.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DEPARTURE FROM THE BIRCHWOOD AIRSTRIP, DURING THE INITIAL AMATEUR BUILT CERTIFICATION PROCESS, THE ENGINE QUIT AT 700 FEET MSL. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SPIN. THE PILOT RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE SPIN AT TREETOP LEVEL. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN ON THE KNICK ARM MUDFLATS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC01LA008Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChugiak, AKA total loss of engine power due to a piston failure. Factors in the accident were an out-of-rig flight control system, an inadvertent stall, and no suitable terrain for a forced landing.Oct 15, 2000 · Substantial damage