# Accident 20020416009269A: Amtr FEWTF51, Mountainview, MO, April 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mountainview, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1703° N, 91.6497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1703&lon=-91.6497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51HL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51HL-2003-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Long Earl H FEW TF-51 (registry code 05604EJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/long-earl-h-few-tf-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FEWTF51
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020416009269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM ROGERS, AR TO MT. VERNON, IL AT 7,500' MSL WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE. HIS GPS SHOWED MOUNTAIN VIEW, MO (MNF) AS THE NEAREST AIRPORT. HE TURNED TOWARD THE AIRPORT BUT WAS APPROXIMATELY 23 NM NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT WHEN HE HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A LIGHTLY WOODED CEILING. HE LANDED GEAR UP BECAUSE OF TERRAIN AND THE SMALL SIZE OF THE CLEARING. THE LEFT WING WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE TAIL AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD OF THE FIREWALL WERE RIPPED OFF THE AIRCRAFT. SUBSEQUENT, INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXPERIENCED AIRWORTHINESS PROBLEMS AND HAD THE PROPELLER GEAR CASE REPAIRED.

## 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 CHI02LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA108), Apr 16, 2002: Long FEW TF-51 (N51HL), Summersville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsuitable terrain encountered during the power off landing. The loss of engine power for unknown reasons was a contributing factor.

## Other reports on N51HL (2)

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

- [Incident 20010720020039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010720020039I), Jul 20, 2001: Amtr FEWTF51 (N51HL), Ardmore, OK, Minor damage. (-23) On July 20, 2001, an experimental aircraft, an few tf 51, N51HL, sustined minor damage upon landing at Ardmore, Oklahoma, Downtown executive airport.…
- [Incident 20000625034589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000625034589I), Jun 25, 2000: Amtr FEWTF51 (N51HL), Ardmore, OK, Minor damage. (-23)On 6-25-00, at Ardmore, OK at approximately 14 central time, an experimental tf 51 was test flown by [privacy data omitted]. During this initial test…

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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