# Accident 20050501008329A: Amtr Q200, Santa Barbara, CA, May 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2005, 13:12 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4267° N, 119.8444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4267&lon=-119.8444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200AL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N200AL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kittleson Allen F QUICKIE Q200 (registry code 05630FU, https://openairdocs.org/model/kittleson-allen-f-quickie-q200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR Q200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 80 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050501008329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. DURING EXCURSION OFF RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT NOSED UP ONTO THE PROPELLER, THEN FELL BACK TO GROUND. COMPOSITE TAIL 'BOOM' BROKE UPON TAIL-WHEEL CONTACTING GROUND.

## 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 LAX05LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA154), May 1, 2005: Kittleson Quickie Q-200 (N200AL), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N200AL (1)

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

- [Incident 20040416009749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040416009749I), Apr 16, 2004: Amtr Q200 (N200AL), Byron, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Interviewed pilot/owner by telephone. Pilot indicates he was performing fly-by over the Byron CA runway at approximately 130 knots, when he experienced a…

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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