# Incident 20030617011049I: Amtr MERLINGT, Anchorage, AK, June 17, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2003, 09:15 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Strip Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116CH-2005-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hosack Charles R MERLIN GT (registry code 05614KU, https://openairdocs.org/model/hosack-charles-r-merlin-gt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MERLINGT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 17 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030617011049I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE WAS LOAD TESTING THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT PER THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATION. DURING THE TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO MEET THE CLIMB PERFORMANCE AS OUTLINED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE PILOT SET THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND IT VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT AND NOSED OVER IN A DITCH.

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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