# Accident 20050806017629A: Amtr VORTEX, Lawrenceburg, TN, August 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2005, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lawrenceburg, TN
- Airport: Lawrenceburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2333° N, 87.2500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2333&lon=-87.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42923, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42923-2017-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Therrien Roger N JR VORTEX (registry code 05618RR, https://openairdocs.org/model/therrien-roger-n-jr-vortex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VORTEX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 0 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050806017629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ HAD JUST BUILT THE GYROCOPTER AND THIS WAS THE INITIAL FLIGHT. HE STALLED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE APPROACH TO LANDING.

## 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 ATL05CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA141), Aug 6, 2005: Therrien Roger Vortex (N42923), Lawrenceburg, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flair, which resulted in a hard 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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