# Incident 20031004028399I: Amtr GENESIS, Amana, IA, October 4, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2003, 13:15 local time
- Place: Amana, IA
- Airport: Amana Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7936° N, 91.8648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AMANA (C11), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7936&lon=-91.8648&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9172L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9172L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Banes John R GENESIS (registry code 05611L9, https://openairdocs.org/model/banes-john-r-genesis) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GENESIS
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 1 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031004028399I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE AMANA, IOWA, AIRPORT (C11) ON A TEST FLIGHT PER EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT OPERATING LIMITATIONS (PHASE 1). AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL DURING CLIMB OUT, THE EXPERIMENTAL ROTAX ENGINE FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A CORNFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND WING SKINS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT.

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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