# Accident 20031003035389A: Amtr DRAGONFLY, Peoria, IL, October 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2003, 10:45 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7911° N, 89.6569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7911&lon=-89.6569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222TH-2012-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Goldman A Richard DDS DRAGONFLY (registry code 05644NZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/goldman-a-richard-dds-dragonfly) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRAGONFLY
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 104 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031003035389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APPROACH TO PIA, ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. PILOT ASKED FOR CLOSEST AIRPORT AND WAS TOLD MT. HAWLEY. PILOT COULD NOT MAKE MT. HAWLEY AND LANDED DOWNWIND IN A SOD FIELD. RT. GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM THAT POINT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND MAY BE A TOTAL LOSS. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI04LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA002), Oct 3, 2003: Goldman Dragonfly (N222TH), Peoria, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of power for undetermined reasons and the inadvertent stall of the canard by the pilot on the turn to final during the forced landing, as well as the excessive descent rate causing the…

## Other reports on N222TH (1)

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

- [Accident 19910616022179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616022179A), Jun 16, 1991: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N222TH), Kenosha, WI, Substantial damage. Unable to flare for landing with full up elevator. Impacted runway and damaged canard and gear. First test flight.

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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