# Accident 20020813020459A: Amtr CHAMPIONII, Foxboro, MA, August 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2002, 10:52 local time
- Place: Foxboro, MA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0239° N, 71.2883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0239&lon=-71.2883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7072X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHAMPIONII
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020813020459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TOOK OFF OUT OF FISHER FIELD MIDDLEBORO, MA. CIRCLED LAKE MIRIMICHI A FEW TIMES. HEADWIND. TOUCHED DOWN ON LAKE. WIND CAME UP FROM LEFT SIDE, GAVE POWER & PONTOON TIP CONTACTED WATER & A/C NOSED IN.

## 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 NYC02LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA163), Aug 13, 2002: Niemann Champion II (N7072X), Foxboro, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing flare.

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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