# Accident 20040703011889A: Amtr MONI, Rochester Wa, July 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2004
- Place: Rochester Wa
- Airport: Skatter Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8247° N, 123.0358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8247&lon=-123.0358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87TW-2021-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: EXP Acft Assn Wi Chapter 60 MONI (registry code 056596K, https://openairdocs.org/model/exp-acft-assn-wi-chapter-60-moni) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MONI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 6 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040703011889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. THORNBURG RAN OUT OF FUEL ENROUTE FROM OLYMPIA TO CHEHALIS, HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LANDING AT SCATTER CREEK AIRPORT WHICH IS A PRIVATE AIRPORT. ON FINAL APPROACH MR. THORNBURG FELT HE HAD TOO MUCH AIRSPEED AND DEPLOYED THE SPOILERS TO FULL WHICH INCREASED HIS SINK RATE, SO HE RETRACTED TO 3/4, AT WHICH TIME THE SINK RATE DECREASED. MR. THORNBURG THEN ATTEMPTED TO LAND BUT EACH FLARER THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED BACK UP IN THE AIR. AT THIS POINT HE FELT THAT THE END OF THE RUNWAY WAS TOO CLOSE AND MADE A LEFT TURN TO AN OPEN FIELD. DURING THE LEFT TURN THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING STRUCK A SMALL FIR TREE WHICH TURNED THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES AND STRUCK THREE (3) METAL FENCE POSTS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND BREAKING THE SPAR.

## 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 SEA04LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA121), Jul 4, 2004: Exp Acft Assn Wi Chapter 60 Moni (N87TW), Rochester, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision by failing to refuel, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of power during descent. Factors contributing to the accident included the pilot's lack of…

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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