# Accident 20030810023219A: Amtr ANTARESMA33, Palmyra, WI, August 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2003, 07:45 local time
- Place: Palmyra, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8707° N, 88.5791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8707&lon=-88.5791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N246AN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N246AN-2003-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nicoson Alan E ANTARES MA-33 (registry code 05614MZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/nicoson-alan-e-antares-ma-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ANTARESMA33
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 8 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030810023219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 10, 2003, AT 07:45 CDT AN EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT ANTARES MA-33, N246AN, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO THE ENGINE LOSING POWER. THE PILOT LANDED IN A HORSE PASTURE AND STRUCK A BARB-WIRE FENCE WHICH DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. THE ATP RATED PILOT, THE ONLY OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT EAST TROY, WI UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CHI03LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA256), Aug 10, 2003: Nicoson Antares MA-33 (N246AN), Palmyra, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot misjudging the descent rate during the forced landing, which resulted in the airplane landing short of the desired landing area. 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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