# Accident 20030812018119A: Amtr LITESQUARED, Homedale, ID, August 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: Homedale, ID
- Airport: Homedale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6108° N, 116.9189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6108&lon=-116.9189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222JN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222JN-2006-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nolen Jack R LITE SQUARED (registry code 05615WG, https://openairdocs.org/model/nolen-jack-r-lite-squared) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LITESQUARED
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030812018119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND LAST VALID MEDICAL CERTIFICATE EXPIRED IN 1988. ACCORDING TO HIS VERBAL STATEMENT, HE HAS NOT ACTED AS PILOT IN COMMAND SINCE 1988. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF ON RWY 13 WITH AN ESTIMATED TAILWIND OF 14+ KNOTS AT 250-260 DEGREES. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT GAINED APPROXIMATELY 20-25' OF ALTITUDE WITH A VERY LOW AIRSPEED, AT WHICH POINT THE RIGHT WING APPEARED TO STALL AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, COMING TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 13. A SMALL GRASS FIRE WAS IGNITED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FROM THE GROUND IMPACT AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE.

## 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 SEA03LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA168), Aug 12, 2003: Nolen Kitfox Lite Squared (N222JN), Homedale, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for winds and his failure to maintain an airspeed above stalling speed (Vs) just as the aircraft was becoming airborne during the takeoff roll. Factors include a…

## Other reports on N222JN (1)

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

- [Accident 20050114001579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050114001579A), Jan 14, 2005: Amtr LITESQUARED (N222JN), Holdenville, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft was traveling nw. Left wingtip impacted ground. Aircraft pivoted left and propeller/engine hit ground. Impact was sever and aircraft started to…

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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