# Accident 20030202035099A: Amtr CHALLENGER2, Huntington, WV, February 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2003, 17:30 local time
- Place: Huntington, WV
- Airport: Robert Newlon Fld Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Traffic Pattern
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4570° N, 82.3138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROBERT NEWLON FLD (I41), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4570&lon=-82.3138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N851MY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N851MY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Young Michael W CHALLENGER II (registry code 05614TA, https://openairdocs.org/model/young-michael-w-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGER2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 36 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030202035099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. YOUNG STATED HE DEPARTED THE LAWRENCE COUNTY AIRPARK, (HTW) AT 17:20 EST ENROUTE TO HIS HOME FIELD ROBERT NEWLON (I41). MR. YOUNG STATED HE CLIMBED TO A VFR ALTITUDE OF 2000 MSL FOR THE EIGHT (8) STATUTE MILE ENROUTE PORTIONS OF THE FLIGHT. MR. YOUNG SAID HE WAS MAINTAINING 2000 MSL, AND ESTIMATING HIS POSITION AS 1.5 MILES NW OF THE AIRPORT, ON A QUARTERING LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 02 WHEN HE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. MR. YOUNG STATED HE THOUGHT HE HAD SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO GLIDE TO THE AIRFIELD AND WANTED TO PRACTICE A "DEAD STICK" LANDING. MR. YOUNG STATED WHEN HE REALIZED HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, HE RESTARTED THE ENGINE. MR. YOUNG STATED WHEN HE RESTARTED THE ENGINE THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE DOWN AND STRUCK THE TREES AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE GROUND BEFORE HE COULD INITIATE A RECOVERY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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