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FAA accident report · Amtr Challengerii · Jerseyville, IL · September 5, 2005

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Date
September 5, 2005 · 18:42 local
Place
Jerseyville, IL
Airport
Jerseyvillie Aviation Inc Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Amtr Challengerii
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total5 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) privacy data omitted while on a personal pleasure flight the pilot and sole occupant of the unregistered 2 place home built ultralight aircraft experienced a power loss while on a long final approach to the north runway at the private airport at Jerseyville, Illinois. The aircraft landed in a corn field about 350 feet south of the runway, coming to rest inverted facing south. The pilot received serious injuries. The aircraft was destroyed by fire. This incident is closed with this report. (-23 amendment) the pilot received fatal injuries. Note: NTSB was notified of this accident and did not issue a NTSB accident number due to the fact the aircraft was not registered. While on a personal pleasure flight and first solo flight in this aircraft the pilot and sole occupant of the unregistered 2 place amateur built aircraft crashed while on final approach to the north at the private airport at Jerseyville, Illinois. The aircraft came to rest about 350 feet south of the runway inverted in a cornfield, facing south. There are conflicting reports from witnesses regarding the circumstances of the accident. One of the first witnesses on the scene indicated the p ilot was coherent and indicated he told him that when he added power the airplane nose-dived. Another witness a Jerseyville police officer, who assisted in moving the pilot away from the accident scene indicated the pilot was conscious and talking. As they awaited an ambulance the pilot told the officer that he lost power.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA^ WHILE ON A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE UNREGISTERED 2 PLACE HOME BUILT ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS WHILE ON A LONG FINAL APPROACH TO THE NORTH RUNWAY AT THE PRIVATE AIRPORT AT JERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CORN FIELD ABOUT 350 FEET SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY, COMING TO REST INVERTED FACING SOUTH. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. NOTE: NTSB WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS ACCIDENT AND DID NOT ISSUE A NTSB ACCIDENT NUMBER DUE TO THE FACT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT REGISTERED. WHILE ON A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT AND FIRST SOLO FLIGHT IN THIS AIRCRAFT THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE UNREGISTERED 2 PLACE AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE NORTH AT THE PRIVATE AIRPORT AT JERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 350 FEET SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY INVERTED IN A CORNFIELD, FACING SOUTH. THERE ARE CONFLICTING REPORTS FROM WITNESSES REGARDING THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE ACCIDENT. ONE OF THE FIRST WITNESSES ON THE SCENE INDICATED THE P ILOT WAS COHERENT AND INDICATED HE TOLD HIM THAT WHEN HE ADDED POWER THE AIRPLANE NOSE-DIVED. ANOTHER WITNESS A JERSEYVILLE POLICE OFFICER, WHO ASSISTED IN MOVING THE PILOT AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE INDICATED THE PILOT WAS CONSCIOUS AND TALKING. AS THEY AWAITED AN AMBULANCE THE PILOT TOLD THE OFFICER THAT HE LOST POWER.