# Accident 20031002031149A: Amtr FIRESTAR, Waxhaw, NC, October 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2003, 17:20 local time
- Place: Waxhaw, NC
- Airport: Jaars-Townsend
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8638° N, 80.7480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JAARS-TOWNSEND (N52), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8638&lon=-80.7480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N432JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432JR-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bartholomew Paul FIRESTAR (registry code 05612DZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/bartholomew-paul-firestar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FIRESTAR
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX377
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,948 total, 410 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031002031149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE MAKING AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36 AT THE JAARS AIRPORT (N52) THE PILOT NOTICED HE WAS TOO HIGH ON THE APPROACH AND ELECTED TO CONDUCT TWO "S" TURNS. DURING THE SECOND TURN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SETTLED IN THE TREES 300 FT FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 36. MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N432JR (1)

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

- [Accident 19941125039249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941125039249A), Nov 25, 1994: Amtr FIRESTARMK12 (N432JR), High Point, NC, Substantial damage. Accidentlly turned off ignition en route. Unable restart. Struck trees landing.

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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