# Accident 20051031026799A: Amtr XP503, Cobbs Creek, VA, October 31, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2005, 12:39 local time
- Place: Cobbs Creek, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4992° N, 76.3678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4992&lon=-76.3678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41094, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41094-2008-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lo-N-Slo Airsports MAXAIR DRFTR XP-503 (registry code 05626BD, https://openairdocs.org/model/lo-n-slo-airsports-maxair-drftr-xp-503) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR XP503
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051031026799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 31, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:05 PM, N41094, AN AMATEUR-BUILT MAXAIR DRIFTER AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HUMMEL (W75), VIRGINIA. THE FLIGHT WAS FOR PLEASURE AND NON-COMMERCIAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OVER COBBS CREEK, VIRGINIA. AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 LOCAL TIME, WHILE PROCEEDING EASTERLY AT 500' ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE ENGINE HAD A SUDDEN DROP IN RPM AND THEN STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT SELECTED THE LARGEST OPEN AREA WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING AND NOSE IMPACTED THE GROUND AT APPROXIMATELY A 30-40 DEGREE ANGLE, SLID APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET AND ROTATED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL IN GLOUCESTER, VIRGINIA, WHERE THEY WERE TREATED AND RELEASED.

## 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 NYC06LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA024), Oct 31, 2005: Lo-N-Slo Airsports Maxair Drifter XP-50 (N41094), Cobbs Creek, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the ignition system, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

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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