# Accident 20070319004609A: Amtr WINDWAGON, Leesburg, FL, March 19, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2007, 10:55 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8228° N, 81.8092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8228&lon=-81.8092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9017M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9017M-2009-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hotz Bruce E WIND WAGON (registry code 05620Z5, https://openairdocs.org/model/hotz-bruce-e-wind-wagon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WINDWAGON
- Reported engine: CONT 4A032
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 1 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070319004609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WIND WAGON, N9017M, DEPARTED RUNWAY 3 AT THE LEESBURG AIRPORT, LEESBURG, FLORIDA ON MARCH 19, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:55 LOCAL TIME. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB AND STRUCK A JET BLAST WALL AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OVER THE JET BLAST WALL COMING TO REST IN THE HIGHWAY BEYOND THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING AND THEN WAS STRUCK BY AN AUTOMOBILE RESULTING IN MORE DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES BUT REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 MIA07CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA061), Mar 19, 2007: Bruce E. Hotz Wind Wagon (N9017M), Leesburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to abort the takeoff after recognizing that the engine rpm was 760 less than desired after becoming airborne, and the inability of the airplane to maintain a positive rate of…

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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