# Accident 20040921026159A: Amtr MARINRMFBOAT, Eagle River, WI, September 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2004, 08:40 local time
- Place: Eagle River, WI
- Airport: Eagle River Union Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9319° N, 89.2692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9319&lon=-89.2692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N744PK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N744PK-2005-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kenny Patrick M MARINER-MF BOAT (registry code 05617G0, https://openairdocs.org/model/kenny-patrick-m-mariner-mf-boat) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MARINRMFBOAT
- Reported engine: AMTR EA81
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040921026159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N744PK A HOMEBUILT MARINER AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER ITS LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE EAGLE RIVER AIRPORT, EAGLE RIVER, WISCONSIN ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2004. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT IT WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT FOR THE NEWLY BUILT AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THE ROTATION ON TAKEOFF SEEMED NORMAL BUT AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED OUT OF GROUND EFFECT HE HAD TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE PITCH, ROLL AND YAW OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS HE DECIDED TO CIRCLE THE AIRPORT AND COME BACK IN FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 22. THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT TO TOUCHDOWN, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE EAGLE RIVER AIRPORT MANAGER WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT. HE STATED THAT AFTER LIFTOFF THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED TWICE AND THEN STARTED CLIMBING. HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS HAVING CONTROL PROBLEMS AND COULD NOT STAY IN COORDINATED FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT IT APPEARED EVERY TIME THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT THE AIRPLANE WOULD SKID TO THE RIGHT. HE STATED THAT DURING THE ATTEMPTED LANDING THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED VERY UNCOORDINATED AND STARTED PORPOISING FOUR TO FIVE TIMES ABOVE THE RUNWAY. HE STATED THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND STAYED IN THAT POSITION UNTIL THE AIRPLANE ULTIMATELY CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE ABOUT 100 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE 4-22 SIGN. THE REPORTED SURFACE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE 220 DEGREES AND 06 KNOTS. AIRWORTHINESSS INSPECTOR TIMOTHY DERNER OF THE MILWAUKEE FSDO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2004. CONTINUITY OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WAS ESTABLISHED. THE INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREACCIDENT MALFUNCTIONS.

## 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 CHI04LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA265), Sep 21, 2004: Kenny Mariner-MF Boat (N744PK), Eagle River, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain control of the aircraft during flight for undetermined reasons.

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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