# Accident 20050625013189A: Amtr ONEDESIGN, Madras, OR, June 25, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2005, 13:40 local time
- Place: Madras, OR
- Airport: Madras City-County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6661° N, 121.1631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6661&lon=-121.1631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555TE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555TE-2007-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ellsberg Tom ONE DESIGN (registry code 05602MZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/ellsberg-tom-one-design) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ONEDESIGN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050625013189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING PERFORMANCE OF AEROBATIC MANEUVERS AT THE CITY-COUNTY AIRPORT NEAR MADRAS, OREGON. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND FIRE DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE PILOT MADE A HIGH SPEED LOW LEVEL PASS OVER THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT 60 FEET AGL AND THEN PULLED STRAIGHT UP INTO A VERTICAL ASCENT ROLL. THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED TO ABOUT 3,000 FEET AGL, THEN STALLED AND ENTERED A FLAT SPIN. THE WITNESS HAD WATCHED THIS PILOT PERFORM AEROBATICS BEFORE AND STATED THAT NORMALLY THE PILOT WOULD RECOVER FROM THE SPIN BETWEEN 1,500 AND 2,000 FEET AGL; HOWEVER, THIS TIME HE ESTIMATED THE RECOVERY WAS MADE AT A LITTLE LESS THAN 1,000 FEET AGL. AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE SPIN, THE PILOT ESTABLISHED A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE TO REGAIN AIRSPEED. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DESCEND IN THIS NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, IMPACTED TERRAIN, EXPLODED AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE.

## 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 SEA05LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA128), Jun 25, 2005: Ellsberg One Design (N555TE), Madras, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain while performing aerobatics which resulted in a collision with the ground.

## Other reports on N555TE (1)

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

- [Accident 20011005029669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011005029669A), Oct 5, 2001: Amtr ONEDESIGN (N555TE), Bend, OR, No damage. (-23) Aircraft in cruise flight approaching acrobatic box area over Bend, OR experienced extreme vibration. Pilot shut down engine and vibration continued.…

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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