# Accident 20030611016369A: Amtr CA7, Angleton, TX, June 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2003, 10:45 local time
- Place: Angleton, TX
- Airport: Brazoria County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1086° N, 95.4619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1086&lon=-95.4619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9043L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9043L-2003-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Argus CA-7 (registry code 05610EB, https://openairdocs.org/model/argus-ca-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Walter 601D (registry code 64005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/walter-601d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CA7
- Reported engine: WALTER M601D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 181 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030611016369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING, ABOUT 1500 FEET BEYOND THRESHOLD, ABOUT 30 FEET ABOVE RWY 17, AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE LEVEL THEN ENTERED A LEFT BANK AND CONTINUED TO ROLL TO ALMOST INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK, NOSE DOWN, THE EAST EDGE OF TAXIWAY ALPHA. IT ERUPTED INTO FLAMES ON IMPACT. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. SEVERAL WITNESSES AS WELL AS CO-DESIGNER OF THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT STATED THAT THE PILOT/OWNER, ALSO AN A AND P MECHANIC WAS ADDING ADDITIONAL FUEL CAPACITY TO THE AIRCRAFT BY EXTENDING FUEL OUT TO THE WINGTIPS. THOSE WITNESSES ALSO STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD A LEAK IN THE RIGHT WING AND THAT THE PILOT/OWNER DECIDED TO "BURN OFF" THE RIGHT WING FUEL IN FLIGHT. THE CO-DESIGNER OF THE AIRCRAFT STATED THAT A ONE-WING FULL, OTHER WING EMPTY CONDITION WOULD EXCEED THE CONTROL CAPABILITY OF THE AILERONS AT NORMAL APPROACH AIRSPEED.

## 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 LAX03LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA192), Jun 11, 2003: Argus CA-7 (N9043L), Angleton, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's loss of lateral aircraft control. Also causal was the pilot's intentional flight with an asymmetrical fuel loading, and his improper use of the fuel system. A factor in the accident was…

## Other reports on N9043L (1)

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

- [Incident 20000926031459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000926031459I), Sep 26, 2000: Amtr CA7 (N9043L), Deland, FL, Minor damage. (-23)Nose landing gear fork twisted and separated from nose strut after hard landing runway 5 at Deland municipal airport. Aircraft propeller struck ground…

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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