# Accident 20020512007929A: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Lubbock, TX, May 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2002, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Town & Country Airpark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4856° N, 101.8125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4856&lon=-101.8125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2NX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2NX-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arner Aubrey CHALLENGER II SPEC (registry code 05676TD, https://openairdocs.org/model/arner-aubrey-challenger-ii-spec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020512007929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 12, 2002, WHILE OPERATING NEAR LUBBOCK TOWN AND COUNTRY AIRPORT (F86), THE AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY LOST POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE LUBBOCK MOTOR SPEEDWAY DIRT PARKING LOT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DIRT PILE APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES HIGH AND ROLLED UP ON ITS NOSE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND SEVERELY INJURING THE PILOT. LOCAL WEATHER (KLBB 121953Z 34010G18KT 10SM FEW 031 23/08 A3009 RMK A02 SLP143 TO2330078). CLEAR WINDS FROM 340 DEG. @ 10 KTS. GUST TO 18KTS.

## 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 FTW02LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA150), May 12, 2002: Aubrey Challenger II (N2NX), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N2NX (1)

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

- [Accident 19980607013229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980607013229A), Jun 7, 1998: Amtr CHALLENGER2 (N2NX), Pleasant Valley, AZ, Substantial damage. (.19) Lost powerl. Landed dry river bed on soft sand. Plug wire came off. Hydrostatic lock up stopped 2 cyl. Engine. On June 7, 1998, at 1230 hours mountain…

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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