# Accident 20010726026319A: Amtr STEENSKYBOLT, Lebanon, IN, July 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2001, 19:45 local time
- Place: Lebanon, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0506° N, 86.4705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0506&lon=-86.4705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2261N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2261N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcintosh Verlin D STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 05625SB, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcintosh-verlin-d-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STEENSKYBOLT
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010726026319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, PILOT MIS-JUDGED LANDING APPROACH, UNDERSHOT RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RAND INTO SOYBEANS PLANTED ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, AS SPEED DECREASED, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SETTLE AND FLIPPED OVER, COMING TO A STOP IN THE INVERTED POSITION. NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES REPORTED WITH THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI01LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA261), Jul 26, 2001: McIntosh Steen Skybolt (N2261N), Lebanon, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged his altitude during the landing. A factor was the soybean crop which the airplane contacted.

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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