# Accident 20030315018979A: Amtr STEENSKYBOLT, Chanute, KS, March 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2003, 12:00 local time
- Place: Chanute, KS
- Airport: Chanute Martin Johnson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6686° N, 95.4850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6686&lon=-95.4850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75JD-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nalbone STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 0565501, https://openairdocs.org/model/nalbone-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STEENSKYBOLT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030315018979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FT AGL AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 18 AT CHANUTE, KANSAS, ON THE INITIAL POWER REDUCTION BY THE PILOT, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND TO LAND ON THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS SHORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT NEVER READJUSTED THE THROTTLE SETTING TO TAKEOFF POWER AFTER THE PROBLEM STARTED. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT UNDER CFR 14 PART 91 IN VMC.

## 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 CHI03LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA083), Mar 15, 2003: Nabole Steen Skybolt (N75JD), Chanute, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb for undetermined reasons. The pilot's improper decision and unsuitable terrain are contributing factors.

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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