# Accident 20070904020869A: Amtr HORNET, Santa Paula, CA, September 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2007, 19:14 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3433° N, 119.0656° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3433&lon=-119.0656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N155HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N155HC-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Higher Class SPORT HORNET (registry code 060004L, https://openairdocs.org/model/higher-class-sport-hornet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HORNET
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX914
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 12 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070904020869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOTS WERE DELIVERING A NEW AIRPLANE FROM RAMONA AIRPORT (RMN), RAMONA, CA TO THE NEW OWNER IN LAKE CHELAN, WA. THEIR FIRST STOP ENROUTE WAS SANTA PAULA AIRPORT (SZP), SANTA PAULA, CA. DURING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 (SZP) THE STUDENT PILOT OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY DUE TO EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED AND A REJECTED LANDING WAS INITIATED. AT APPROXIMATELY 200 TO 500 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE DEMONSTRATED SIGNS OF IMMINENT POWER FAILURE AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. A LEFT TURN WAS STARTED IN AN APPARENT EFFORT TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE SURFACE BEFORE THE TURN WAS COMPLETED AND CAME TO REST ADJACENT TO THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 22, IN THE SANTA CLARA RIVER. SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PILOTS AND SUSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT RESULTED. THE PILOTS STATED THAT A FUEL FLOW INDICATOR HAD BEEN INSTALLED EARLIER IN THE DAY, BUT WAS REMOVED BECAUSE THE ENGINE TRIED TO QUIT AFTER THE INDICATOR AHD BEEN INSTALLED.

## 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 SEA07LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA248), Sep 5, 2007: Higher Class Sport Hornet (N155HC), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during a go-around for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering following the loss…

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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