# Incident 20010408013909I: Amtr RANSS12AIRLE, Washington, DC, April 8, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2001, 08:48 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Washington National
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40R-2001-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raum Ronald A RANS S-12 AIR (registry code 05618BU, https://openairdocs.org/model/raum-ronald-a-rans-s-12-air) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS12AIRLE
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010408013909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED LAUREL, MARYLAND, ON A VFR FLIGHT TO FLA. PILOT ADMITS TO QUESTIONABLE JUDGEMENT ABOUT WEATHER.  HE ENCOUNTERED IMC CONDITIONS AND WAS FORCED TO ASK FOR ATC HELP.  PILOT LANDED AT DCA.

## Other reports on N40R (1)

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

- [Accident 20010716022219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010716022219A), Jul 16, 2001: Amtr RANSS12 (N40R), Waldorf, MD, No damage. (-23) Aircraft N40R, departed laurel suburban airport (W18) Maryland enroute to a private airfield at Waldorf, Maryland. There were two persons aboard the…

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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