# Accident 20040923023389A: Amtr VJ22, Grand Prairie, TX, September 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2004, 08:00 local time
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6983° N, 97.0464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6983&lon=-97.0464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70HR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VJ22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,540 total, 0 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040923023389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED MIDWAY AIRPORT (4T6) AT 0800 HOURS AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT JOE POOL LAKE IN GRAND PRAIRIE TEXAS. PILOT HAD APPROVAL FROM CORP. OF ENGINEERS AT JOE POOL. PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A GLASSY WATER LANDING WITH GEAR DOWN. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES OTHER THAN MINOR SCRATCH ON FOREHEAD.

## 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 FTW04CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA240), Sep 23, 2004: Carter-Jones Volmer Sportsman (N70HR), Grand Prarie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to complete a pre-landing checklist, which resulted in a gear down landing on the water. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention as a result of abnormal engine indications.

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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