# Accident 20051008023519A: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Spokane, WA, October 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2005, 13:01 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Spokane International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6206° N, 117.5372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6206&lon=-117.5372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8069J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8069J-2018-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams Richard CHALLENGER II (registry code 056172I, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-richard-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 7 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051008023519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS DOING PATTERN WORK IN HIS AMATEUR BUILT CHALLENGER II ON AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS HAVING PUT 7 HOURS ON THE AIRCRAFT IN THE PAST MONTH. HE HAD JUST GOT HIS FLOAT PLANE RATING WITH THE INTENT OF TAKING THIS AIRCRAFT TO A LAKE THIS DAY AND PRACTICING WATER TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS THERE AS WELL. AFTER SEVERAL TOUCH AND GOES THE ENGINE QUIT AT THE END OF RUNWAY 3 AT ABOUT 300 FEET. HE BANKED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING IN THE FLAT AREA AROUND THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 25. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL, BENDING THE MAIN STRUCTURAL TUBES IN THE FUSELAGE AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURE, AND BREAKING OFF ONE MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. WEATHER SPECI 082014Z 00000KTS 10SM FEW 014 SCT 200 10/06 29.88 RMK2.

## 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 SEA06CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA008), Oct 8, 2005: Williams Challenger II (N8069J), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of all engine power while on downwind for undetermined reasons.

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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