# Accident 20050529010799A: 1300Z, Sandy, OR, May 29, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2005, 17:50 local time
- Place: Sandy, OR
- Airport: Sandy River Aprt
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4019° N, 122.2289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4019&lon=-122.2289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N548AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N548AF-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fisher Alan C 1300Z (registry code 0561719, https://openairdocs.org/model/fisher-alan-c-1300z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: 1300Z
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX277
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050529010799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT PRACTICING TAXI OPERATIONS IN A HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHEN A GUST OF WIND HIT THE AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO THE TREE TOPS AND CRASHED. NO INJURIES, AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

## 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 SEA05CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA108), May 30, 2005: Fisher Mini Max 1300 (N548AF), Sandy, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight (his inability to get full elevator down deflection with the flight control stick with shoulder harness and seat belt on) and subsequent loss of aircraft control…

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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