# Accident 20020419006199A: Amtr AIRCAM, Troy, AL, April 19, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 19, 2002, 18:04 local time - Place: Troy, AL - Airport: Troy Municipal Airport - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 31.8603° N, 86.0119° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8603&lon=-86.0119&mi=10 - Aircraft: N912S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N912S-2002-10-03) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Lett R/Campbell K AIRCAM (registry code 0560791, https://openairdocs.org/model/lett-r-campbell-k-aircam) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMTR AIRCAM - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 100 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA086) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020419006199A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON APRIL 19, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1804 CDST, A EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT, AIR CAM, N912S, CRASHED AFTER FLYING ABOUT 1 MILE FROM THE TROY AIRPORT LOCATED IN TROY ALABAMA. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLYING UNEVENTFUL FOR AROUND 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO STRIKING A POWERLINE AND CRASHING INTO A SMALL POND LOCATED IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER POWER ONCE IT STRUCK THE POWER LINE AND APPEARED NOT TO BE IN ANY DISTRESS. THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE PIKE COUNTY HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM HOSPITAL LOCATED IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA. ON APRIL 30, 2002, MR. ROUSH WAS CONTACTED BY THIS OFFICE FOR A STATEMENT PERTAINING TO THE ACCIDENT. MR. ROUSH STATED THAT HE DID NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING BEFORE OR AFTER THE ACCIDENT BUT WOULD MAIL A STATEMENT TO THIS OFFICE IF HE REGAINED ANY MEMORY. (.19) ON APRIL 19, 2002, ABOUT 1804 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A LETT R/CAMPBELL K. AIRCAM HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE, N912S, REGISTERED TO PIKE AVIATION INC., STRUCK POWER LINES AND IMPACTED IN A LAKE WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR TROY, ALABAMA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN W AS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT-RATED PILOT REPORTED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM THE TROY AIRPORT, ABOUT 1730. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN FLYING AROUND THE AREA LOW LEVEL FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, WHEN IT STRUCK POWER LINES, ABOUT 70 FEET ABOVE A LAKE, THEN FELL INTO THE WATER. THE CRASH SITE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. A WITNESS JUMPED INTO THE LAKE AND RESCUED THE PILOT FROM THE SUBMERGED WRECKAGE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS BEFORE THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE POWER LINES. (.4) ON APRIL 19, 2002, ABOUT 1804 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A LETT R/CAMPBELL K. AIRCAM HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE, N912S, REGISTERED TO PIKE AVIATION INC., AND OPERATED BY AN INDIVIDUAL, STRUCK POWER LINES, AND IMPACTED IN A LAKE WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR TROY, ALABAMA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT-RATED PILOT REPORTED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM THE TROY AIRPORT, ABOUT 171 5. THE PILOT STATED IN A LETTER THAT, "I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF THE ACCIDENT NOR ANY OTHER INCIDENTS WHICH OCCURRED ON 4/19/02." ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN FLYING AROUND THE AREA LOW LEVEL FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES, WHEN IT STRUCK POWER LINES, ABOUT 70 FEET ABOVE A LAKE, AND THEN FELL INTO THE WATER. THE CRASH SITE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 2 TO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE TROY AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES AT THE SCENE THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND LYING INVERTED AT THE EAST END OF THE LAKE, IN ABOUT 6 TO 8 FEET OF WATER. THE AIRPLANE WAS ONLY PARTLY SUBMERGED WITH THE NOSE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE. A WITNESS JUMPED INTO THE LAKE AND RESCUED THE PILOT FROM THE SUBMERGED WRECKAGE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS BEFORE THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE POWER LINES. THERE WERE NO REPORTED OBSTRUCTIONS DUE TO WEATHER, AND THE REPORTED VISIBILITY ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 10 STATUTE MILES. TOXICOLOGICAL TESTS WERE CONDUCTED ON SPECIMENS OBTAINED FROM THE PILOT DURING ADMISSION TO THE HOSPITAL BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, RESEARCH LABORATORY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA. THE TESTS WERE NEGATIVE FOR ETHANOL IN SERUM, AND POSITIVE FOR LIDOCAINE IN SERUM. ## 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 MIA02LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA086), Apr 19, 2002: Lett R/Campbell K Aircam (N912S), Troy, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-commands decision to fly at a low altitude and his improper visual lookout resulting in an in-flight collision static with wires. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.