# Accident 20031020037589A: Amtr LANCAIR360, Knoxville, TN, October 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2003, 18:18 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Sky Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8856° N, 83.9575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8856&lon=-83.9575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N797RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N797RP-2005-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Godwin Ronald F LANCAIR 360 (registry code 05626V6, https://openairdocs.org/model/godwin-ronald-f-lancair-360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR360
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031020037589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. AS HE MANEUVERED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A ROCKY RIVER EMBANKMENT A FEW YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED SCRAPE MARKS ON THE RIVER EMBANKMENT ROCKS. INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL CRUSH DAMAGE TO THE NOSE, AND DEBRIS FROM THE AIRPLANE WAS SCATTERED ACROSS THE GRASS. FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

## 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 ATL04LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA021), Oct 20, 2003: Godwin Lancair 360 (N797RP), Knoxville, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and subsequent inflight collision with rocks during forced landing.

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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