20071101827219I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr CHALLENGER2 · Walcott, IA · November 1, 2007

Date
November 1, 2007 · 08:46 local
Place
Walcott, IA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1698F
Reported as
Amtr CHALLENGER2
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
280 total182 in this make and model24 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 aircraft experienced engine failure. Pilot attempted to land on a gravel road. A truck slowed then stopped in front of the aircraft so the pilot veered and landed in a crop field. Upon landing one of the main landing gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A GRAVEL ROAD. A TRUCK SLOWED THEN STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT SO THE PILOT VEERED AND LANDED IN A CROP FIELD. UPON LANDING ONE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.