# Accident 20050807016919A: Amtr LONGEZE, Albuquerque, NM, August 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2005, 11:10 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4036° N, 106.6153° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4036&lon=-106.6153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16WF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16WF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Forbes William E RUTAN LONG EZE (registry code 05602QY, https://openairdocs.org/model/forbes-william-e-rutan-long-eze) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONGEZE
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050807016919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 7, 2005, AT 1110 MDT, A RUTAN LONG EZE, N16WF, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ INCURRED AN ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE FAILURE WHILE ON APPROACH TO ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ABQ), ALBUQUERQUE, NM DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK A CEMENT RETAINING WALL THEN THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE CURB AND GUTTER OF A FRONTAGE ROAD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ON AN FAA FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HENDERSON NV ON AUGUST 7, 2005 AT 0800 MST.

## 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 DEN05LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA123), Aug 7, 2005: Forbes Rutan Long EZE (N16WF), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: a total electrical failure due to a short in the master relay, causing the main fuse to open. Contributing factors included an inadequate electrical design by the airplane's builder, a low-output…

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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