# Accident 20030802019769A: Amtr SKYRAIDERII, Oshkosh, WI, August 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2003
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9844° N, 88.5569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1068S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1068S-2005-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gerlach Mark SKYRAIDER II (registry code 05614RC, https://openairdocs.org/model/gerlach-mark-skyraider-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Zenoah ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 72000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/zenoah-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYRAIDERII
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 40 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030802019769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE ULTRALIGHT RUNWAY AT OSHKOSH, WI N/W BOUND IN DAY, VMC CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT STALLED ON DEPARTURE, RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR AND AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP. NO INJURIES OF TWO OCCUPANTS.

## 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 CHI03FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA239), Aug 2, 2003: Gerlach Skyraider II (N1068S), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff, his improper use of flaps during the takeoff, and his failure to attain sufficient airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with a…

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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