# Incident 20030427023879I: Amtr NIEUPORT23, Leroy, OH, April 27, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2003, 15:34 local time
- Place: Leroy, OH
- Airport: Pheasant Run Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7098° N, 81.1248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Pheasant Run Airport (OI31), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7098&lon=-81.1248&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4027B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4027B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bennett Richard J NIEUPORT 23 (registry code 056103R, https://openairdocs.org/model/bennett-richard-j-nieuport-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR NIEUPORT23
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1835VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030427023879I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LIFT OFF HE FAILED TO STAY ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY, LOST SIGHT OF THE TREES, FELT THE AIRPLANE SLOW DOWN THEN REALIZING HE HAD STRUCK SOME TREES AND TRIED TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT.

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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