# Accident 20070628012879A: Amtr GLASAIRIIFT, Cedar Rapids, IA, June 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2007, 19:27 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8847° N, 91.7106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8847&lon=-91.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123JA-2008-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anderson John T JR GLASAIR FT II (registry code 05691GP, https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-john-t-jr-glasair-ft-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIIFT
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,246 total, 195 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070628012879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE FAILED WHILE ON AN EXTENDED DOWNWIND FOR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 9. PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR CONTACTED A WIRE FENCE. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS TOP. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTED TO THE CABIN ROOF AND TAIL SECTION. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CHI07CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA196), Jun 29, 2007: Anderson Glasair FT II (N123JA), Cedar Rapids, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during the downwind leg, which resulted in a forced landing. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable terrain encountered.

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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