# Accident 20001015041709A: Amtr AVIDAMPHIBIA, Birchwood, AK, October 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2000, 13:30 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4091° N, 149.1692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4091&lon=-149.1692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N126DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126DW-2004-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weste Don A AVID AMPHIBIAN (registry code 9570846, https://openairdocs.org/model/weste-don-a-avid-amphibian) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDAMPHIBIA
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 3 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001015041709A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC01LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA008), Oct 15, 2000: Weste Avid (N126DW), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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.

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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