# Incident 20070821826619I: Amtr PULSARXP, Plato Center, IL, August 21, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Plato Center, IL
- Airport: Olson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0147° N, 88.4625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0147&lon=-88.4625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912GR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N912GR-2019-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weaver David A PULSAR - 912XP (registry code 05618BO, https://openairdocs.org/model/weaver-david-a-pulsar-912xp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PULSARXP
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912UL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 0 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070821826619I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED OLSON FIELD, (LL53) FOR THE FIRST TEST FLIGHT OF HIS HOMEBUILT/EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. HIS FIRST ATTEMPT AT A LANDING WAS ABORTED DUE TO BEING HIGH AND FAST. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, HE PURPOSELY SHALLOWED HIS APPROACH SO AS TO TURN FINAL AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL AND AT A SLOWER SPEED OF 80 KTS. TURNING FINAL, HE OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND WHILE CORRECTING, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SETTLED INTO THE CORN FIELD. AT NO TIME DID HE ADD POWER OR ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TOP OF THE CORN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FLAT, WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE.

## 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 CHI07CA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA275), Aug 21, 2007: Weaver, David A Pulsar 912XP (N912GR), Plato Center, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed. Factors were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft and pilot's failure to maintain altitude.

## Other reports on N912GR (1)

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

- [Accident 20171202022359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171202022359A), Dec 2, 2017: Weaver David A PULSAR - 912XP (N912GR), Plato Center, IL, Substantial damage. On December 2, 2017, the pilot in command (PIC) of N912GR, a pulsar 912XP, departed lawrenceville/vincennes airport (lwv) on a cross-country flight to olson…

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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