# Accident 20001101016189A: Amtr FLYBABYBOWER, Greer, SC, November 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2000, 15:20 local time
- Place: Greer, SC
- Airport: Flying Few
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9007° N, 82.2607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9007&lon=-82.2607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4041A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4041A-2013-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Horne Robert S BOWERS FLYBABY (registry code 05625QR, https://openairdocs.org/model/horne-robert-s-bowers-flybaby) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FLYBABYBOWER
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 17 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001101016189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LANDED LONG MORE THAN HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND FAILED TO CLOSE THE THROTTLE. THE A/C WENT THROUGH THE FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. (.4) ON NOVEMBER 1, 2000, ABOUT 1520 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A HORNE BOWERS FLYBABY, N4041A, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED IN THE VICINITY OF GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE EXPERIMENTAL, AMATEUR-BUILT AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SAME AIRSTRIP ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HIS LANDING RESULTED IN AN EXTENDED FLARE THAT TOUCHED DOWN AT ABOUT THE MID-LENGTH POINT OF THE 1,800-FOOT RUNWAY AND DESPITE HEAVY BRAKING ON THE GRASSY, DOWN-SLOPED SURFACE, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY END AND INTO A FENCE. ACCORDING TO AN EYEWITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT, THE FLIGHT'S FIRST APPROACH RESULTED IN A GO-AROUND DUE TO BEING TOO HIGH. THE SECOND APPROACH WAS TOO FAST, RESULTING IN A TOUCHDOWN BEYOND THE MID-LENGTH OF THE RUN                                                                        WAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED BEYOND THE RUNWAY END, COLLIDED WITH A PERIMETER FENCE, AND NOSED OVER INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. ACCORDING TO AN FAA INSPECTOR, THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE LAKE CUNNINGHAM AREA OF GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA, AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NAMED FLYING FEW AIRFIELD. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A BROKEN WOODEN PROPELLER, LEADING EDGE DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, AND BUCKLING OF THE FUSELAGE BEHIND THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT STATED TO HIM THAT HE MAY NOT HAVE CLOSED THE THROTTLE ALL THE WAY ON 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 MIA01LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA022), Nov 1, 2000: Horne Bowers Flybaby (N4041A), Greer, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A runway overrun as a result of the pilot's failure to maintain proper approach speed and landing touch down point.

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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