# Accident 20020706015339A: Amtr P51, Battleground, WA, July 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2002, 08:45 local time
- Place: Battleground, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8164° N, 122.5536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8164&lon=-122.5536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51PL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51PL-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Unrein Paul PRODUCTMATCH 80 P51D (registry code 05623FG, https://openairdocs.org/model/unrein-paul-productmatch-80-p51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR P51
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020706015339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 6, 2002, N51PL SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A RESIDENT'S GARAGE WHILE LANDING AT THE PARKSIDE AIRPORT IN BATTLEGROUND, WA. PAUL UNREIN WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND OWNER OF N51PL. N51PL IS AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT 80%P51. (.19) ON JULY 6, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 0845 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME AN UNREIN PRODUCTMATCH 80 P51D, N51PL, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF A GARAGE ATTACHED TO A PRIVATE RESIDENCE DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND MANEUVER AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP TWO NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST OF BATTLE GROUND, WASHINGTON. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS PERSONAL, WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 91, AND ORIGINATED AT KELSO, WASHINGTON, APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES EARLIER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 7, THE AIRPLANE GOT SLOW AND THEN TOUCHED DOWN HARD BOUNCING BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND BUT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VEERING LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND TH               E AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE SIDE OF A GARAGE COMING TO REST INSIDE THE GARAGE AND AGAINST A PRIVATE VEHICLE.

## 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 SEA02FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA124), Jul 6, 2002: Unrein Productmatch 80 P51D (N51PL), Battle Ground, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed (80 mph) on final approach resulting in a bounced landing and a loss of control during an attempted go-around and ultimately the on ground…

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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