# Accident 20040912023269A: Amtr WICHAWK, New Hudson, MI, September 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: New Hudson, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5066° N, 83.6229° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5066&lon=-83.6229&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N227PS-2013-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schroeder Paul C WICHAWK (registry code 056557G, https://openairdocs.org/model/schroeder-paul-c-wichawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WICHAWK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040912023269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AS PILOT WAS TAKING OFF HE LOST CONTROL. HIT THE VASI LIGHT AND THEN HIT TREES ON OTHER SIDE OF POND AND CAME TO REST ON BANK.

## 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 CHI04CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA259), Sep 12, 2004: Schroeder Wichawk (N227PS), New Hudson, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control during takeoff roll. A factor was the VASI light.

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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