# Accident 20030403028519A: Amtr VORTEC, El Cajon, CA, April 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2003, 18:20 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8261° N, 116.9725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8261&lon=-116.9725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6052T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6052T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kiss John A VORTEC (registry code 05606SH, https://openairdocs.org/model/kiss-john-a-vortec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VORTEC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030403028519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 3, 2003, AT ABOUT 1822 LOCAL TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH OBSTACLES DURING A FORCED LANDING AT GILLESPIE FIELD, EL CAJON, CA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT SHORTLY FOLLOWING DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 27R THE ENGINE DEVELOPED POPPING AND ROUGHNESS, FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE SHUTDOWN. HE THEN EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 17. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURY TO THE PILOT. THIS INCIDENT IS NOT RELATED TO AN NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION.

## 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 LAX03LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA125), Apr 4, 2003: Vortec 99 (N6052T), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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