# Accident 20040505030559A: Amtr RANSS12XL, Cumming, GA, May 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2004, 21:25 local time
- Place: Cumming, GA
- Airport: Mathis Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0399° N, 83.6434° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0399&lon=-83.6434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8KD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8KD-2005-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bergmann Gary RANS S-12XL (registry code 056070K, https://openairdocs.org/model/bergmann-gary-rans-s-12xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS12XL
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040505030559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 05, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 2125 EDT, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND FOR THE THIRD TIME ON RUNWAY 21 AT CUMMING, GEORGIA, MATHIS AIRPORT (GA27), EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, N8KD, CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 275 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 21. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AS REPORTED BY SEVERAL WITNESSES. IT WAS DARK AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CERTIFIED ONLY FOR DAY VFR (VISUAL FLIGHT REGULATIONS) FLIGHT. THE EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BY THE OWNER WHO WAS A NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT REGISTERED TO THE OWNER/PILOT, NOR WAS ANY SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE LOCATED IN THE WRECKAGE. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF ANY CONDITION INSPECTION HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.

## 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 ATL04LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA109), May 6, 2004: Bergmann Rans S-12 XL Airaile (N8KD), Cummings, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The unqualified person's poor judgement and his failed to maintain clearance from power lines and trees while maneuvering for a landing which resulted in the in-flight collision with trees and power…

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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