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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr ANTARES MA-33 · Trapper Creek, AK · May 9, 2006

Date: May 9, 2006 · 14:19 local
Place: Trapper Creek, AK
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N582AK
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC06CA051
Reported as: Amtr ANTARESMA33
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total700 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N582AKRegistration cancelled Jan 4, 2018 · Welsh Lansford K ANTARES MA-33S/N 001959 · Built 2001 Airframe modelWelsh Lansford K ANTARES MA-33 Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was making a VFR approach to the Trapper Creek, Alaska airstrip, when on short final he clipped some brush and was spun around, losing control and crashing. He sustained serious injuries, due to not having a shoulder harness available. Pilot was flying a n-numbered registered aircraft and at the time he did not and still does not hold any level of pilot certificates. Also does not hold an airman medical certificate.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS MAKING A VFR APPROACH TO THE TRAPPER CREEK, ALASKA AIRSTRIP, WHEN ON SHORT FINAL HE CLIPPED SOME BRUSH AND WAS SPUN AROUND, LOSING CONTROL AND CRASHING. HE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, DUE TO NOT HAVING A SHOULDER HARNESS AVAILABLE. PILOT WAS FLYING A N-NUMBERED REGISTERED AIRCRAFT AND AT THE TIME HE DID NOT AND STILL DOES NOT HOLD ANY LEVEL OF PILOT CERTIFICATES. ALSO DOES NOT HOLD AN AIRMAN MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC06CA051Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportTrapper Creek, AKThe non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance during final approach for landing, which resulted in the airplane striking a tree, and an in-flight collision with terrain. A factor associated with the accident was the tree.May 9, 2006 · Substantial damage