# Accident 20030523013419A: Amtr CHRISEAGLE2, Celina, TX, May 23, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Celina, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2083° N, 96.7417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2083&lon=-96.7417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72BJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72BJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boyle Brian J BLACK EAGLE (registry code 056062B, https://openairdocs.org/model/boyle-brian-j-black-eagle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHRISEAGLE2
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,222 total, 431 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030523013419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PROP OVERSPEED, POWER WAS SET AT 2600 RPM AND 26" MP AT THE BOTTOM OF A HALF LOOP RPM RAN PAST REDLINE TO ESTIMATED 3800 RPM AND WHEN SET TO IDLE IT WAS 3200 RPM. EXCESSIVE SINK RATE WOULD NOT ALLOW RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A WHEAT FIELD. THE GROUND WAS SOFT DUE TO RECENT RAIN AND THE RIGHT MAIN DUG WHICH FORCED THE NOSE OVER AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 FTW03LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA171), May 23, 2003: Boyle Black Eagle BE360 (N72BJ), Celina, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of propeller pitch effectiveness for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N72BJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060312003359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060312003359I), Mar 12, 2006: BLACKEAGLE (N72BJ), Midland, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot, and single occupant of N72BJ, a black eagle experimental aircraft, was returning to Skywest airport (7T7), at approx 10:00 am estimated…

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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