# Accident 20020712018729A: Amtr MONI, July 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2002, 10:20 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6500° N, 108.8711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6500&lon=-108.8711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9104S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9104S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thurmond Paul J MONI (registry code 05605CN, https://openairdocs.org/model/thurmond-paul-j-moni) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MONI
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020712018729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT BELIEVES HE THREW A PROPELLER BLADE WHILE DOING CLIMB TESTS ON A 5 HOUR OLD GROUND ADJUSTABLE PROPELLER. THIS NECESSITATED A FORCED LANDING INTO AN IRRIGATED FIELD WHERE HIS MAIN GEAR DUG IN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO 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 SEA02LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA130), Jul 12, 2002: Thurmond Moni (N9104S), Laurel, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Undertorqued mounting bolts which resulted in fatigue to the wooden propeller blade and subsequent in flight separation of one of the blades while in cruise flight. An improper installation of the…

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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