# Accident 20030818021159A: Amtr MONI, Roxboro, NC, August 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: Roxboro, NC
- Airport: Person County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2869° N, 78.9833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2869&lon=-78.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N240A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N240A-2004-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Allen William D MONI (registry code 05620KY, https://openairdocs.org/model/allen-william-d-moni) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MONI
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030818021159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 8/18/03 AT 1430, AIRCRAFT 240A A MONI EXPERIMENTAL/AMATUER BUILT POWERED GLIDER AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING OUT FROM PERSON COUNTY AIRPORT (TDF) IN ROXBORO, NC AND WAS GOING TO OPERATE IN THE LOCAL AREA, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. WITNESSES STATED THAT ON CLIMB OUT AT ABOUT 200-300 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE SURGE OF POWER, BEGAN A LEFT TURN, ENTERED INTO A SPIN AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE COMMERCIAL RATED GLIDER PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL03LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA129), Aug 18, 2003: William Allen MONI-1 (N240A), Timberlake, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall and subsequent collision with the ground.

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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