# Accident 20040508022109A: Amtr RV3, Mayetta, KS, May 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2004, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mayetta, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3489° N, 95.6928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3489&lon=-95.6928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12JV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12JV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Villeneuve RV-3 (registry code 0560874, https://openairdocs.org/model/villeneuve-rv-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 486 total, 58 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040508022109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATES HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF LIFT RESULTING IN A STALL WHILE ON APPROACH TO HIS PRIVATE LANDING FIELD IN WINDS ESTIMATED AT 15 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTS HE EXPERIENCED MUSHY CONTROLS AND A FLUCTUATION IN ROLL RATE WITH AN INCREASE IN DESCENT RATE CLOSE TO THE GROUND. PILOT REPORTED HE INCREASED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT AND A GO-AROUND WAS ATTEMPTED. THE PILOT CLAIMS LACK OF PERFORMANCE AND CONTROL LED TO IMPACT WITH TREES LOCATED ON DEPARTURE END OF FIELD. NO INJURIES TO PILOT WHO WAS SOLE OCCUPANT. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO WINGS.

## 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 CHI04CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA115), May 8, 2004: Villeneuve RV-3 (N12JV), Mayetta, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain airspeed and aircraft control during final approach, which resulted in a stall/mush flight condition. A factor to the accident was the crosswind and the trees.

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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