# Accident 20030323004559A: Amtr STOLKING, Seldovia, AK, March 23, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2003, 13:04 local time
- Place: Seldovia, AK
- Airport: Seldovia Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.4333° N, 151.7000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4333&lon=-151.7000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1243W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1243W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes Phillip A STOL KING (registry code 05607FF, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-phillip-a-stol-king) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STOLKING
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 4 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030323004559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 23, 2003, ABOUT 1300 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL-EQUIPPED EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT, HUGHES STOL LING AIRPLANE, N1243W, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE SELDOVIDA AIRPORT, SELDOVIA, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A LOCAL VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE SOLO COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 34, ABOUT 150 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS THE AIRPLANE NEARED THE END OF THE RUNWAY HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY, BUT THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED RAPIDLY AND LANDED HARD, COLLAPSING BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR LEGS. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, BOTH WINGS AND THE ENGINE.

## 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 ANC03LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA033), Mar 23, 2003: Hughes Stol King (N1243W), Seldovia, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during initial climb for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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