# Incident 20030627025369I: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Elbert, TX, June 27, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2003, 19:30 local time
- Place: Elbert, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2748° N, 99.0021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elbert, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2748&lon=-99.0021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20EJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20EJ-2011-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holmes Henry E CHALLENGER II SPEC (registry code 05605BG, https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-henry-e-challenger-ii-spec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 10 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030627025369I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 27, 2003, AT 1930 CDT, A CHALLENGER II S, EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT, N20EJ, OWNED BY LEONARD BERT WIDEMAN, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE THE DRIVE BELT SLIPPED OFF AND MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A COUNTY ROAD NEAR ELBERT TEXAS, WHILE ENROUTE FROM A PRIVATE STRIP IN LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS, TO ABILENE TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED (VMC) AND THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE FORCED LANDING. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS AND THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A SINGLE ENGINE PRIVATE PILOT RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LEAVENWORTH KANSAS ON JUNE 27, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 CDT.

## Other reports on N20EJ (1)

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

- [Accident 20030815025229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030815025229A), Aug 15, 2003: Semco CHALLENGER (N20EJ), El Dorado, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) The engine idled during take-off, due to loose throttle control. The aircraft struck a tree and a fence off field landing.

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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