# Accident 20050503006699A: CHRIS-TENA, Lebanon, OR, May 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2005, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lebanon, OR
- Airport: Lebanon State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5297° N, 122.9294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5297&lon=-122.9294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72JJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72JJ-2008-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson JOHNSON CHRIS-TENA (registry code 0562523, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-johnson-chris-tena) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS-TENA
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1600VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,560 total, 0 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050503006699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM LEBANON, OR AIRPORT S30 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 HOURS MAY 3, 2005 WITH AN AMATUER HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT THAT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT SPECIAL "EXPERIMENTAL" AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND WITHOUT A CURRENT "CONDITION INSPECTION" RECORDED IN THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, ABOUT ONE HALF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY TO ATTEMPT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. HE STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO GET AIRBORNE AND CLIMBED TO BETWEEN 5 TO 6 FEET AGL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE CHAIN LINK FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE TWO LANE HIGHWAY SURFACE JUST OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OR SKIPPED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASSY AREA ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE TOP RAIL OF THE CHAIN LINK FENCE SMASHED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD OF A VEHICLE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES TO THE SINGLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 SEA05CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA093), May 3, 2005: Johnson Johnson Chris-Tena (N72JJ), Lebanon, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power on takeoff for an undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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