# Accident 20031004027862A: Amtr WARF4V, Pell City, AL, October 4, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2003, 17:25 local time
- Place: Pell City, AL
- Airport: St Clair County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5647° N, 86.2500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5647&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71723, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71723-2019-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jahn Charles V JR W A R F4V (registry code 056162R, https://openairdocs.org/model/jahn-charles-v-jr-w-a-r-f4v) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WARF4V
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031004027862A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. ELDEREDGE WAS FLYING N70SR IN A NORMAL LANDING TRAFFIC PATTERN. HE MADE RADIO POSITION CALLS ON DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL APPROACH LEGS OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. N70SR WAS ESTABLISHED ON FINAL APPROACH AT AN AIRSPEED OF 85 MPH. AT AN ALTITUDE BETWEEN 100 FEET AND 400 FEET AGL A COLLISION OCCURRED BETWEEN N70SR AND N71723. N70SR REMAINED UNDER CONTROL OF THE PILOT AND LANDED ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST WITH THE LEFT WHEEL IN THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT TIRE WAS FLAT. MR. JAMES WAS FLYING N71723 IN A CLOSED LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN. WHILE TURNING FINAL APPROACH, USING A 30 TO 40 DEGREE BANK, FROM A CLOSE IN LEFT BASE THE RIGHT WING OF N71723 IMPACTED N70SR. THE IMPACT OCCURRED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STABILIATOR, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND THE TIRE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. N71723 LANDED IN THE GRASS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. TOWARD THE END OF THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE HIT A POTHOLE AND NOSED OVER ONTO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWL. N71723 DOES NOT HAVE A COMMUNICATIONS RADIO INSTALLED.

## 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 ATL04LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA005), Oct 4, 2003: Charles War F4V (N71723), Pell City, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow VFR Approach procedures and to maintain visual lookout.

## Other reports on N71723 (1)

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

- [Incident 19990817024569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990817024569I), Aug 17, 1999: Amtr WARF4V (N71723), Lewiston, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control and ground looped aircraft during high speed taxi test. (No flight intended).

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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