# Accident 20010724027879A: Amtr MARKIII, New Smyrna Beac, FL, July 24, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2001, 13:17 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: Massey Ranch Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9806° N, 80.9200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9806&lon=-80.9200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N703BL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MARKIII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912UL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010724027879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 24, 2001, AN AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, A KOLB TWIN STAR CRASHED AFTER TAKING OFF FROM THE MASSEY AIR RANCH AIRPORT LOCATED NEAR EDGEWATER, FLORIDA. THE PILOT, ROBERT J. LIMPERT, STATED THAT HE HAD TAKEN OFF ON RUNWAY 18, IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, WHEN ON THE SECOND LEFT TURN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ELEVATOR AND AILERON DID NOT RESPOND TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE CONTROL STICK. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE, A ROTAX 912. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. ON JULY 27, 2001, AT THE DELAND EVIDENCE FACILITY, A CONTINUITY INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROLS. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT CONTINUITY EXISTED BETWEEN THE CONTROL STICK AND THE ELEVATORS. ALSO, CONTINUITY FROM THE CONTROL STICK THROUGH THE AILERON TORQUE TUBE TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT PUSH PULL TUBE WAS PRESENT. CONTINUITY INSPECTION OF THE ACTUAL AILERONS, RUDDER AND FLAPS WERE NOT PERFORMED DUE TO THE DAMAGE ASSOCIATED TO THOSE SYSTEMS. (.4) ON JULY 24, 2001 AT 1317 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A KOLB TWIN STAR, MARK III, N703BL REGISTERED TO THE PILOT, IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A BACKYARD OF     A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING IN EDGEWATER, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR 91WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MASSEY RANCH AIRPORT, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA AT 1310. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MASSEY AIR RANCH AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 18, HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING HIS SECOND LEFT TURN. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ELEVATOR AND AILERON DID NOT RESPOND TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE CONTROL STICK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO USE ENGINE POWER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL. WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY HEARD THE ENGINE SPUTTERING PRIOR TO THE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED CONTINUITY EXISTED BETWEEN THE CONTROL STICK AND THE ELEVATORS. EXAMINATION OF THE CONTROL STICK SHOWED CONTINUITY THROUGH THE AILERON TORQUE TUBE TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT PUSH PULL TUBE. EXAMINATION OF THE OF THE ACTUAL AILERONS, FLAPS AND RUDDERWERE NOT PERFORMED DUE TO THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THOSE SYSTEMS.

## 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 ATL01LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA092), Jul 24, 2001: Kolb Twin Star Mark III (N703BL), Edgewater, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of flight control in-flight for undetermined reasons, that resulted in the uncontrolled collision with the ground.

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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