# Accident 20031014033509A: Amtr WRIGHTFLYER, Plainfield, IL, October 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Plainfield, IL
- Airport: Clow Internation Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6961° N, 88.1292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6961&lon=-88.1292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203WF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203WF-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wright Redux Association 1903 WRIGHT FLYER RE (registry code 05612VO, https://openairdocs.org/model/wright-redux-association-1903-wright-flyer-re) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WRIGHTFLYER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 655 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031014033509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 14, 2003 AT 4:00 PM THE PRIVATE PILOT DEPARTED THE TAKEOFF RAIL HEADING DIRECTLY INTO THE WIND (320 DEGREES - ON GRASS). UPON LEAVING THE LAUNCH RAIL, A GUST OF WIND IN EXCESS OF 20 KNOTS ABRUPTLY RAISED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A PRECARIOUS ATTITUDE. THE PILOT RESPONDED WITH FULL FORWARD DEFLECTION OF THE CARNARD CONTROL, WITH NO IMPACT ON THE AIRCRAFT'S ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT, NOW IN AN EXTREME NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, BEGAN A TAILSLIDE AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE GUST OF WIND DIMINISHED AND THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT LOWER WING IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET FROM THE LAUNCH RAIL-THE SAME POINT WHERE THE INITIAL GUST OF WIND BEGAN THE SERIES OF EVENTS. NOTHING FOLLOWS.

## 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 CHI04LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA010), Oct 14, 2003: Wright Redux Association 1903 Wright Flyer (N203WF), Bolingbrook, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate planning/decision by the pilot to begin a flight in gusting wind conditions, the pilot's lack of experience in the airplane, and the stall encountered by the pilot during takeoff. The…

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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