# Accident 20070525009559A: Amtr SKYGEAR, Chino, CA, May 25, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2007, 13:27 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9761° N, 117.6381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9761&lon=-117.6381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51291, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51291-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Skygear SKYGEAR (registry code 05901IO, https://openairdocs.org/model/skygear-skygear) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: HKS 700E (registry code 33777, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hks-700e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYGEAR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 8 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070525009559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM CNO RWY 26R FOR RIGHT CLOSED TRAFFIC. AT @ 30 SECONDS INTO THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT GAINED AN ALTITUDE OF 500 FT (BASED ON THE AIRCRAFT'S PERFORMANCE CHARTS). WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH WINDS OUT OF 270 AT 7 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 16. AS THE PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURN OVER THE AIRFIELD, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED EMPENNAGE FLUTTER, WHICH LED TO A LOSS IN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THEN A DRASTIC SHIFT IN CENTER OF GRAVITY (CG). THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED 180 DEGREES AND IMPACTED A LAWN 10 FEET NORTH OF BLDG. A-503 (NEAR INTERSECTION OF MERRILL AND BOW AVE). AT IMPACT, A TOOL BOX AND A BENCH VISE EJECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE SUPPORT STRUTS FOR THE HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL STABILIZER WERE MISSING. THE SON OF THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS FATHER REMOVED THE STRUTS THE DAY BEFORE THE CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE FIRST OF A NEW MODEL FOR SKYGEAR, INC. (SI) THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANUFACTURED IN CHINA AND IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES BY THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE OWNER OF SI.

## 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 LAX07LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA175), May 25, 2007: Skygear Skygear (N51291), Chino, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed that resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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