# Accident 20030623016759A: Amtr LG2H, Salome, AZ, June 23, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2003, 07:10 local time
- Place: Salome, AZ
- Airport: Western Sky Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7781° N, 113.6417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7781&lon=-113.6417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128RD-2016-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis Ross R LG2H (registry code 05612CE, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-ross-r-lg2h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honda CIVIC (registry code 33802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honda-civic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LG2H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 3 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030623016759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS GETTING FAMILIAR WITH AIRCRAFT. ON TAKEOFF THE ENGINE SEEMED TO SPUTTER, SO THE PILOT THROTTLED BACK AND STALLED. THE A/C STRUCK THE GROUND, BREAKING OFF THE NOSE GEAR AND DAMAGING THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT THEN PUSHED THE THROTTLE FORWARD TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TRIED TO LAND UNDER CONTROL, BUT WHEN HE CAME DOWN NEAR THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY HE HIT A BERM AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO SOME SAGEBRUSH AND A DITCH. THE PILOT SURVIVED BUT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

## 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 LAX03LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA209), Jun 23, 2003: Davis LG2H (N128RD), Salome, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of the controls during an aborted takeoff, and his failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush. Factors in the accident include the pilot's lack of…

## Other reports on N128RD (1)

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

- [Incident 20020228008329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020228008329I), Feb 28, 2002: Amtr LG2H (N128RD), Salome, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) During approach to landing right wing tip struck road sign located approximately 20 feet from the approach end of the runway. Pilot stated he encountered…

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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