# Accident 20040229001729A: Amtr Q2, Portland, OR, February 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 2004, 13:20 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland/Hillsboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5421° N, 122.9507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND-HILLSBORO (HIO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5421&lon=-122.9507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143GJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143GJ-2005-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jerome Gerald M Q-2 (registry code 056105J, https://openairdocs.org/model/jerome-gerald-m-q-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Revmaster 2100 (registry code 52550, https://openairdocs.org/engine/revmaster-2100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR Q2
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 100 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040229001729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ENCOUNTERED HEAVY RAIN VW ENGINE BECAME ROUGH ADVISED TOWER AND BEGAN LEFT DOWN WIND FOR RUNWAY 20 HIO. LANDED LONG AND HARD, LOWER SPAR FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AIRPLANE STOPPED AT END OF RUNWAY. HEAVY DAMAGE TO SPAR, CABIN AND SAFETY SYSTEMS INTACT. FUEL LEAK DUE TO LOSS OF FUEL DRAIN. PROP LOST BOTH TIPS. PILOT ADVISED WEATHER WAS AND HIS DECISION TO FLY IN THESE CONDITIONS WAS A MAJOR FACTOR. VW CAR ENGINE WAS ROUGH DUE TO POSSIBLE ICE AND WATER INGESTION.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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