# Accident 20050901019869A: Amtr Q200, Kalispell, MT, September 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2005, 20:30 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1283° N, 114.3486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1283&lon=-114.3486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12QJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR Q200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050901019869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP ABOUT 5 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF KALISPELL CITY AIRPORT (S27), AND THE ENGINE STARTED MISSING. THE PILOT CLIMBED TO 1000 FEET (ABOVE GROUND LEVEL), TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND TRIED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FLAT, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 SEA05LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA189), Sep 2, 2005: Ballhagen/Shyrock Q-2 (N12QJ), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/owner's improper setting of the engine's valve clearance, leading to the failure of the exhaust valves to fully close and a total loss of power while on a VFR downwind, and the…

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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