# Accident 20020801017559A: Amtr AIRCAM, Ozawkie, KS, August 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2002, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ozawkie, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0700° N, 95.6264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0700&lon=-95.6264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1029G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1029G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Giroux Guy AIR CAM (registry code 05611YE, https://openairdocs.org/model/giroux-guy-air-cam) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AIRCAM
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020801017559A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 1, 2002, AT 1300 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIR CAM, N1029G, COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING THE CLIMB PHASE OF AN ABORTED LANDING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY NEAR THE TOWN OF OZAWKIE, KANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM TOPEKA, KANSAS, AT 1000. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL THE AIRPLANE SEEMED TO BE TRAVELING FASTER THAN NORMAL. HE STATED THAT THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS INDICATING ABOUT 45 MPH WHICH IS A NORMAL APPROACH SPEED. HE STATED THE AIRPLANE FLOATED DURING THE LANDING. HE REPORTED THAT HE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, BUT THE AIRPLANE STILL SEEMED TO BE GOING TOO FAST. HE STATED THAT HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND WHEN APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS THE WAY DOWN THE APPROXIMATE 650 FOOT LONG LANDING AREA. THE PILOT REPORTED HE ADDED FULL POWER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR TREES AT THE END OF THE LANDING AREA. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE TREES AT AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 20 FEET. THE PILOT REPORTED THE LANDING AREA WAS A COMBINATION OF A GRAVEL DRIVEWAY AND GRASS AREA. HE STATED THE NORMAL LANDING DISTANCE FOR THE AIRPLANE IS ABOUT 250 FEET. THE NORMAL TAKEOFF DISTANCE WITH TWO ADULTS AND AT GROSS WEIGHT IS ABOUT 160 FEET. (-23) ON AUGUST 1, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 LOCAL TIME, MR. GUY M. GIROUX, HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 508764165 STRUCK TREES AT THE END OF A PRIVATELY OWNED TURF RUNWAY DURING A TOUCH AND GO OPERATION. THE FIELD WAS APPROXIMATELY 650 FEET IN LENGTH AND MR. GIROUX WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF AN AMATEUR BUILT AIRCAM, N1029G. MR. GIROUX STATED THAT HE FLOATED DOWN THE RUNWAY AFTER PERFORMING A VFR PATTERN WITH AN INDICATED AIRSPEED OF 40 MPH AND UPON EXECUTING A "GO-AROUND" FAILED TO CLIMB QUICKLY ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. MR. GIROUX SUFFERED NO INJURIES NOR DID HIS PASSENGER. THE AIR CAM WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. WEATHER MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR IN THAT THE HEAT AND WIND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT DUE TO THERMAL ACTIVITY EMANATING FROM THE SURFACE.

## 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 CHI02LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA226), Aug 1, 2002: Giroux Air Cam (N1029G), Ozawkie, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the landing. A contributing factor was the excessive airspeed.

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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