# Accident 20070210001589A: Amtr SONEX, Atlanta, TX, February 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2007, 14:20 local time
- Place: Atlanta, TX
- Airport: Atlanta Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1017° N, 94.1953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1017&lon=-94.1953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N229P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N229P-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fortuna Dave SONEX-EXPERIMENTAL (registry code 05618BQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/fortuna-dave-sonex-experimental) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SONEX
- Reported engine: AMTR JABIRU2200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 2 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070210001589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1040L ON FEBRUARY 10, 2007 AIRCRAFT N229P, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ IMPACTED A GROUPING OF TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO THE GRASS STRIP THAT RUNS PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO HIGH AND TOO FAR DOWN THE RUNWAY. HE THEN EXECUTED A "GO AROUND" BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO CLEAR THE TREES THAT ARE AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE STATED THAT HE TURNED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID HITTING THE BIG TREES, BUILDINGS, AND POWERLINES. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A LARGE GROUP OF TREES APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT THE BASE OF THE TREES UPSIDE DOWN AND RECEIVED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE, AND CANOPY.

## 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 DFW07CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA068), Feb 10, 2007: Fortuna Sonex (N229P), Atlanta, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed that resulted in a stall/mush. A contributing factor was the group of trees located near the departure end of the runway.

## Other reports on N229P (1)

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

- [Accident 20140405018929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140405018929A), Apr 5, 2014: Fortuna Dave SONEX-EXPERIMENTAL (N229P), Dunellon, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Theodore weiss departed dunnellon Florida airport (X35) on April 5 2014 around 1400 EST. Heading towards his base of operation, leesburg airport, and the…

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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