# Accident 20051022023829A: Amtr MAGNUM, Swift Resevoir, WA, October 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2005, 13:30 local time
- Place: Swift Resevoir, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0647° N, 122.0208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0647&lon=-122.0208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N686JM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N686JM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moneyhan Michael MAGNUM (registry code 05607U5, https://openairdocs.org/model/moneyhan-michael-magnum) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MAGNUM
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 540 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051022023829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 1. WHILE LANDING ON AN UNIMPROVED SAND BAR AT THE EAST END OF SWIFT RESEVOIR EAST OF WOODLAND WASHINGTON THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED ROUGH TERRAIN AND RIPPED THE LANDING GEAR OFF. PILOT AND PASSENGER ONLY SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES WHEN THE AIRCRAFT (N686JM) FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN ON THE SAND BAR. 2. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE MADE ANOTHER PASS TO MAKE SURE HIS TOUCHDOWN AREA WAS SMOOTH ENOUGH TO LAND ON.

## 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 SEA06CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA010), Oct 22, 2005: Michael Moneyhan Magnum (N686JM), Cougar, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision to land on the uneven terrain, which resulted in the airplane nosing over. Factors contributing to the accident included the uneven terrain and the sunglare…

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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