# Incident 20051028034369I: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Marquette, MI, October 28, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2005, 17:25 local time
- Place: Marquette, MI
- Airport: Sawyer International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5507° N, 87.3958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marquette, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5507&lon=-87.3958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N517SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N517SC-2012-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Caldwell Bruce CHALLENGER II (registry code 056197I, https://openairdocs.org/model/caldwell-bruce-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051028034369I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS FAR PART 91, INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 1724 LOCAL ON OCTOBER 28, 2005. THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM MARQUETTE, SAWYER INT'L AIRPORT (SAW) TO TEST FLY HIS AMATEUR BUILT CHALLENGER II. ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 19, THE RUDDER JAMMED AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT, THE PILOT PUT THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN AND HIT A LIGHT AND SIGN. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, AND HORIZONTAL STAB. VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

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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