# Accident 20030716014219A: Amtr MIG15, Little Rock, AR, July 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7294° N, 92.2242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7294&lon=-92.2242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15PE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15PE-2004-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mikoyan MIG-15BIS (registry code 05612DP, https://openairdocs.org/model/mikoyan-mig-15bis) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MIG15
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 240 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030716014219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 16, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CDT, MIG 15, N15PE, EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 18 AT LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, ADAMS FIELD (LIT). THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT STATED THAT AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT "SHOOK". HE FELT A LOSS OF POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE ABORT MANEUVER SUBSEQUENTLY RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN, IMPACT WITH THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE, AND FINALLY CAME TO REST IN A FIELD. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE IS REGISTERED TO TOBE GOODEN, THE PILOT IN COMMAND, OF SPRING, TEXAS. AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER FROM THE LIT ATCT, OBSERVED THE TAKEOFF AND ABORT. HE REPORTED SEEING A "PUFF OF SMOKE" COME FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME IT LIFTED OFF. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA.

## 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 FTW03LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA187), Jul 16, 2003: Mikoyan MIG-15BIS (N15PE), Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N15PE (1)

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

- [Incident 20021111033439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021111033439I), Nov 11, 2002: Amtr MIG15 (N15PE), Monroe, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Flying IFR from gaster, al (gad) to mlu the pilot experienced brake failure on N15PE. Prior to departure the aircraft was serviced with nitrogen for the…

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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