# Accident 20031016024919A: Amtr MUSTANG2, Calhoun, GA, October 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2003, 11:45 local time
- Place: Calhoun, GA
- Airport: Tom B David Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4567° N, 84.9339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4567&lon=-84.9339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262CS-2006-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Spegele Charles G MUSTANG II (registry code 05614G4, https://openairdocs.org/model/spegele-charles-g-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MUSTANG2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 5 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031016024919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SECOND TEST FLIGHT-APPROACH APPROXIMATELY 70K-UPON LANDING LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, RIGHT GEAR SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON FUSELAGE, CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 17.

## 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 ATL04LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA019), Oct 16, 2003: Spegele Mustang II (N262CS), Calhoun, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent landing gear collapse.

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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