# Incident 20010116000419I: Amtr ELITERG, Santa Ana, CA, January 16, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2001, 17:38 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N929V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N929V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Riley Mark T ELITE RG (registry code 05604FG, https://openairdocs.org/model/riley-mark-t-elite-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ELITERG
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 518 total, 20 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010116000419I

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE WAS ON TAKE OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 19L AT SNA, JUST AFTER ROTATION THE PILOT DOOR OPENED AND DEPARTED THE A/C. PILOT WAS CONCERNED OF PROP STRIKE ON PUSHER A/C, SO ELECTED TO DO AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAYS. A/C LANDED HARD WITH ALL THREE GEAR COLLAPSE RESULTING. A/C SKIDDED TO A STOP IN THE GRASS AREA WITH NO INJURY TO OCCUPANTS. POST INCIDENT A/C INSPECTION REVEALED BELLY OF A/C SCRAPED WITH SOME FIBERGLASS CRACKING. ALL THREE PROP BLADES SHEARED OFF APPROX. 11" FROM THE HUB, PILOT GULL-WING DOOR TORN IN HALF WITH UPPER HALF INTACT, ALL THREE GEAR DAMAGED/COLLAPSED, AND MINOR SCRAPES ON UNDERSIDE OF LEFT WING TIP. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON FRONT CUNARD, MAIN WINGS/ROOTS OR CONTROL SURFACES, AND STRUCTURE APPEARED TO BE INTACT.

## Other reports on N929V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000819026379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000819026379I), Aug 19, 2000: Amtr ELITERG (N929V), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-23)While landing on runway 11 right, pilot failed to extend landing gear. Propeller hit the ground along with fuselage. Aircraft ascended, pilot attempted to…

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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