# Accident 20020928030629A: Amtr NIEUPORT17, St Louis, MO, September 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2002, 12:30 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Creve Coeur Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7275° N, 90.5083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7275&lon=-90.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N678DJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N678DJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jonas Donald NIEUPORT (registry code 056111J, https://openairdocs.org/model/jonas-donald-nieuport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR NIEUPORT17
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020928030629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. JONAS WAS ON DOWNWIND WHEN THE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOWED THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND THE ENGINE POWER WAS DECREASING. BELIEVING HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AT 1H0 HE ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROADWAY THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SUNK INTO THE SOFT DIRT DURING ROLL OUT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LOWER AND UPPER LEFT WING, AND PROPELLER. SEE AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR RANDY SKILES STATEMENT (ATTACHMENT #1).

## 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 CHI02LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA297), Sep 28, 2002: Jonas Nieuport (N678DJ), Creve Coeur, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The installation of improper carburetor jets resulting in an improper fuel mixture and loss of engine power.

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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