# Accident 20010204014109A: Amtr MK7, Marana, AZ, February 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2001, 13:00 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4269° N, 111.3894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4269&lon=-111.3894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1296 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MK7
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1600VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010204014109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED EL TIRO PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AND AFTER CLIMBOUT REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT OUT CLIMB THE TERRAIN. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED.                    (.4) ON FEBRUARY 4, 2001, AT 1400 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN AMATEUR-BUILT EXPERIMENTAL STOREY MK 7, N1296, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING TAKEOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB FROM A GLIDER PORT IN MARANA, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE OWNER/PILOT AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING FROM THE EL TIRO GLIDER PORT NEAR MARANA, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO ELOY, ARIZONA, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT GIVEN BY THE PILOT TO SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATORS, HE TOOK OFF IN THE DIRECTION OF RISING DESERT TERRAIN AND WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AT A SUFFICIENT RATE TO CLEAR IT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SET DOWN IN A CLEARING. THE AIRPLANE HIT A HOLE DURING THE LANDING PHASE AND FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT HAD LOGGED 3,000 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT TIME WITH 15 HOURS IN THE MODEL, AND WAS ALSO A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

## 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 LAX01LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA086), Feb 4, 2001: Storey MK 7 (N1296), Marana, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation with regards to runway choice, terrain, and performance capabilities of the airplane.

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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