# Accident 20010203001099A: Amtr MA5, Spanaway, WA, February 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2001, 10:20 local time
- Place: Spanaway, WA
- Airport: Shady Acres Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0496° N, 122.3600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0496&lon=-122.3600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58LA-2006-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alexander Lyle M MARQUART MA-5 (registry code 05655S9, https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-lyle-m-marquart-ma-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MA5
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010203001099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C DEPARTED RUNWAY 16 AT SHADY ACRES AIRPORT. UPON CLIMBOUT, AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX. 800 FEET, PILOT NOTICED A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF POWER. PILOT STARTED AN IMMEDIATE 90 DEGREE LEFT TURN TO REACH A GOLF COURSE ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE 9TH FAIRWAY OF THE CLASSIC GOLF COURSE, COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR AND BENDING THE PROPELLER IN THE PROCESS. TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS 41F.

## 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 SEA01LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA045), Feb 3, 2001: Alexander MA-5 Charger (N58LA), Spanaway, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat prior to takeoff while operating in serious carburetor icing conditions. Factors include operating in serious carburetor icing conditions, and…

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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