# Accident 20050411007309A: Amtr SCAMP, Chino, CA, April 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2005, 13:45 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9747° N, 117.6364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9747&lon=-117.6364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234HC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SCAMP
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 5 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050411007309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. HE NOTIFIED THE TOWER THAT HE NEEDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT (EMERGENCY DECLARED). AS HE BANKED LEFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 3, HE ENCOUNTERED MORE ENGINE POWER LOSS. AIRCRAFT CRASHED JUST EAST OF RUNWAY 3. PILOT SUFFERED MINOR SCRAPES AND BRUISES, WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX05LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA133), Apr 11, 2005: Clark Aerosport Scamp (N234HC), Chino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to the pilot/builder's excessive adjustment (lean) of the mixture setting at the carburetor. The pilot/builder's failure to perform a more comprehensive ground test prior…

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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