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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr STOL701 · Aurora, CO · July 10, 2003

Date: July 10, 2003 · 12:00 local
Place: Aurora, CO
Airport: Aurora Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N20584
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN03LA129
Reported as: Amtr STOL701
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,560 total1 in the last 90 days

N20584Registration cancelled Aug 22, 2013 · Davis Guy ZENAIR STOL 701S/N 1417 Airframe modelDavis Guy ZENAIR STOL 701 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) Aircraft completed normal take off, began a crosswind turn, aircraft passed through ground effect and started to descend, due to obstacles on ground elected to land in field. Pilot unable to land with furrows, had to land 45 degrees to furrows, normal landing until nose touched down. Nose gear broke off and aircraft flipped over. Total of 47 feet from landing to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT COMPLETED NORMAL TAKE OFF, BEGAN A CROSSWIND TURN, AIRCRAFT PASSED THROUGH GROUND EFFECT AND STARTED TO DESCEND, DUE TO OBSTACLES ON GROUND ELECTED TO LAND IN FIELD. PILOT UNABLE TO LAND WITH FURROWS, HAD TO LAND 45 DEGREES TO FURROWS, NORMAL LANDING UNTIL NOSE TOUCHED DOWN. NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. TOTAL OF 47 FEET FROM LANDING TO AIRCRAFT.

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 DEN03LA129Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAurora, COthe pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed and establish a climb resulting in a stall/mush and collision with the ground. Contributing factors were his premature turn onto the downwind leg, and the plowed/furrowed terrain.Jul 10, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N20584 · 1

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

Incident 19960309006329ITo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Watkins, CONarrative: aircraft departed snow flake airport for local flight. During climb out, engine lost power (did not stop). Pilot landed aircraft in plowed field, damaging nose landing gear and denting right wing tip. Aircraft is a home built, registered aircraft.…Mar 9, 1996 · Minor damage