# Accident 20020901026509A: Amtr CHALLENGER2, Plymouth, FL, September 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2002, 09:45 local time
- Place: Plymouth, FL
- Airport: Orlanda Country Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7000° N, 81.5667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7000&lon=-81.5667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N521CF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Callahan Clarence F CHALLENGER II (registry code 05676TJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/callahan-clarence-f-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGER2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020901026509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 33 WAS LOW. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT THEN NOSED DOWNWARD AND STRUCK THE TREES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA02LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA164), Sep 1, 2002: Clarence F. Callahan Challenger II (N521CF), Plymouth, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper alignment which resulted in the airplane impacting trees on the south side of the approach end of the landing runway.

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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