20031111032369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr EDGE540 · King City, CA · November 11, 2003

Date
November 11, 2003 · 12:20 local
Place
King City, CA
Airport
Mesa Del Rey Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N540RC
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX04LA039
Reported as
Amtr EDGE540
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,900 total105 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During the performance of acrobatic maneuvers, aircraft experienced a loss of engine power and oil began to cover the windshield. Pilot made an emergency landing at King City airport, ran off the end of the runway, and crashed into a ravine. Two occupants received minor injuries and were transported to the hospital as a precaution. Aircraft sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF ACROBATIC MANEUVERS, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND OIL BEGAN TO COVER THE WINDSHIELD. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT KING CITY AIRPORT, RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND CRASHED INTO A RAVINE. TWO OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AS A PRECAUTION. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.