# Accident 20021009028619A: Amtr EAABIPLANEP, Forest Lake, MN, October 9, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2002, 17:58 local time
- Place: Forest Lake, MN
- Airport: Forest Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2699° N, 92.9810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2699&lon=-92.9810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21WL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21WL-2014-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Madewell EAA BIPLANE-P (registry code 33602TH, https://openairdocs.org/model/madewell-eaa-biplane-p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EAABIPLANEP
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021009028619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 13 A 2650X150FT GRASS STRIP AT FOREST LAKE, MN, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE PILOT STATED HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE AN DETERMINED HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY. HE ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A GRASSY SWAMP AREA SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CHI03LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA007), Oct 9, 2002: Madewell EAA-Biplane-P (N21WL), Forest Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A related factor was the swampy terrain.

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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