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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr S-5 TD OUTBACK · Shoup, ID · March 25, 2002

Date: March 25, 2002 · 10:00 local
Place: Shoup, ID
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N139SP
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA02LA059
Reported as: Amtr S5TDOUTBACK

N139SPRegistration cancelled Oct 23, 2012 · Potts Stanley S-5 TD OUTBACKS/N S9501-0089 · Built 1998 Airframe modelPotts Stanley S-5 TD OUTBACK Engine modelFranklin 4A235 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On March 25, 2002 at approximately 1000 MST a kit fox experimental aircraft was substantially damaged on takeoff from a private strip in Shoup, Idaho. The pilot owner of the aircraft was not injured however the aircraft was substantially damaged on impact in the salmon river which lies to the end of the 1000 foot strip. The pilot stated that on takeoff roll, he noticed that the engine was not developing the expected power. The aircraft was not in a position to abort the landing. The pilot elected to continue the takeoff and while maneuvering airborne the aircraft settled into the salmon river, cartwheeled and came to a rest.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 25, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 MST A KIT FOX EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ON TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP IN SHOUP, IDAHO. THE PILOT OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ON IMPACT IN THE SALMON RIVER WHICH LIES TO THE END OF THE 1000 FOOT STRIP. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF ROLL, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING THE EXPECTED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT IN A POSITION TO ABORT THE LANDING. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF AND WHILE MANEUVERING AIRBORNE THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE SALMON RIVER, CARTWHEELED AND CAME TO A REST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA02LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportShoup, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain a speed above stall speed, and the resulting inadvertent stall/mush. Factors include the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff when he realized the aircraft's performance was not as expected, his decision to attempt a takeoff…Mar 25, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N139SP · 1

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

Incident 19990919027499ILevel Off Touchdown · May, ID(-23) While performing a series of takeoff's and landing's the pilot performed a full stall landing at a height above the runway greater that he should have had. This resulted in a hard landing which caused the right main landing gear leg tubing to fracture…Sep 19, 1999 · Reported as Amtr Kitfoxv · Minor damage