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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr CASA2111 · Cheyenne, WY · July 10, 2003

Date: July 10, 2003 · 13:10 local
Place: Cheyenne, WY
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N72615
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN03FA125
Reported as: Amtr CASA2111
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 22,300 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N72615Registration cancelled Apr 16, 2009 · C A S A 2.111S/N T8-B-124 · Built 1952 Airframe modelC A S A 2.111 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The Cheyenne, WY tower controller cleared the pilot to land on runway 26. The airplane was observed on a three (3) mile final approach when it entered a left bank. The controller asked the pilot his intentions and he replied, "we just lost our left engine." The aircraft struck the ground, went through a chain link fence, struck a parked automobile, and slid into a school bus wash barn. The airplane and wash barn were destroyed in the ensuing fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE CHEYENNE, WY TOWER CONTROLLER CLEARED THE PILOT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 26. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED ON A THREE (3) MILE FINAL APPROACH WHEN IT ENTERED A LEFT BANK. THE CONTROLLER ASKED THE PILOT HIS INTENTIONS AND HE REPLIED, "WE JUST LOST OUR LEFT ENGINE." THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND, WENT THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE, STRUCK A PARKED AUTOMOBILE, AND SLID INTO A SCHOOL BUS WASH BARN. THE AIRPLANE AND WASH BARN WERE DESTROYED IN THE ENSUING FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN03FA125Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCheyenne, WYA loss of engine power for reasons undetermined, and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing, low airspeed, the fence, automobile, and the school bus wash barn.Jul 10, 2003 · Destroyed