# Accident 20020620018129A: Amtr A28VICTOR, Shelter Island, NY, June 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2002, 09:10 local time
- Place: Shelter Island, NY
- Airport: Westmoreland
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0667° N, 72.3494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0667&lon=-72.3494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61450, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61450-2004-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hunter John R A-28 VICTOR (registry code 05611I7, https://openairdocs.org/model/hunter-john-r-a-28-victor) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR A28VICTOR
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020620018129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TAKING OFF TO THE SOUTH FROM A GRASS STRIP, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AT LIFTOFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING TOWARD TREES LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO COMPENSATE AND BANKED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT, NOW 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY, CUT POWER AND STRUCK A TREE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. APPROXIMATELY SEVEN FEET OF THE RIGHT WING WAS SEVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC02LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA124), Jun 20, 2002: Hunter A-28 Victor (N61450), Shelter Island, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, which resulted in a collision with trees.

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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