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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr SKYRANGER II · Bristol, WI · September 7, 2007

Date
September 7, 2007 · 18:28 local
Place
Bristol, WI
Airport
Winfield
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N819F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI07CA295
Reported as
Amtr Skyrangerii
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX912
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
465 total1 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot stated: he was doing high speed taxi tests with no intention to fly, when the aircraft left the ground unexpectedly. The pilot further stated, because he was on the east/west (27/09) runway there wasn't enough room to land the aircraft back on the runway which is 800' long, he then elected to do a go around and land back on 27. The pilot said, when he touched down on the runway approximately 150' beyond the threshold he bounced. When he applied power the aircraft turned to the left and was headed into a hangar. He added more power and banked the aircraft toward the south in a hard left turn when the aircraft stalled. The left wing of the aircraft impacted the ground first, then the nose, and then finally the right main landing gear hit and collapsed. The pilot was taken to the hospital for observation and was released with only some soreness and bruising.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED: HE WAS DOING HIGH SPEED TAXI TESTS WITH NO INTENTION TO FLY, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE GROUND UNEXPECTEDLY. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED, BECAUSE HE WAS ON THE EAST/WEST (27/09) RUNWAY THERE WASN'T ENOUGH ROOM TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE RUNWAY WHICH IS 800' LONG, HE THEN ELECTED TO DO A GO AROUND AND LAND BACK ON 27. THE PILOT SAID, WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 150' BEYOND THE THRESHOLD HE BOUNCED. WHEN HE APPLIED POWER THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT AND WAS HEADED INTO A HANGAR. HE ADDED MORE POWER AND BANKED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE SOUTH IN A HARD LEFT TURN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND FIRST, THEN THE NOSE, AND THEN FINALLY THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT AND COLLAPSED. THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION AND WAS RELEASED WITH ONLY SOME SORENESS AND BRUISING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.