# Accident 20060523012609A: Amtr LONGEZ, Morris, IL, May 23, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2006, 17:15 local time
- Place: Morris, IL
- Airport: Morris Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4253° N, 88.4186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4253&lon=-88.4186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N944SJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N944SJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller David LONG-EZ (registry code 05606NQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-david-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONGEZ
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 467 total, 300 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060523012609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO RW18, PIC TRIED TO ADD POWER TO CORRECT FOR ALTITUDE, AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND IN TIME. THE AIRCRAFT GOT SUCKED INTO TALL GRASS AND LANDED 210 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR AND BOX WERE TORN FROM THE FUSELAGE. THERE IS DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND POSSIBLE FIREWALL/ENGINE MOUNT DAMAGE. THE WOOD PROPELLER WAS SHATTERED AFTER THE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 CHI06CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA136), May 23, 2006: Miller Rutan Long-Ez (N944SJ), Morris, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during the final approach to landing for undetermined reasons, and the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot. The tall grass was a factor.

## Other reports on N944SJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20051014031399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051014031399I), Oct 14, 2005: Amtr LONGEZ (N944SJ), Morris, IL. (-23) Aircraft lost power after about three to four minutes after takeoff from Morris, IL airport (C09). After restart procedures, the pilot [privacy data…

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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