# Accident 20040912030039A: Amtr S51D, Lancaster, CA, September 12, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2004, 07:50 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: Gen Wm J Fox Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7400° N, 118.2200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7400&lon=-118.2200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51VS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51VS-2011-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Owen I STEWART S51D (registry code 05608ZB, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-owen-i-stewart-s51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR S51D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,030 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040912030039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RUNWAY ON LANDING ABOUT 700' FROM THE APPROACH END AND SLID OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX04CA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA316), Sep 12, 2004: Smith S-51D (N51VS), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare, failure to correct the descent rate, and failure to execute a go-around during an unstablized landing approach.

## Other reports on N51VS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080809845539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080809845539A), Aug 9, 2008: STEWARTS51D (N51VS), Oxnard, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) While on approach to Oxnard Airport runway 26 approximately 1/2 mile from the runway the aircraft engine lost power which caused loss of altitude. Due to…

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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