# Accident 20071220830689A: Elredg AIRCAMPERSDE, Sahuarita, AZ, December 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2007, 17:15 local time
- Place: Sahuarita, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9386° N, 111.1136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9386&lon=-111.1136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7229R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7229R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Elredge Stephen D AIRCAMPER SDE (registry code 05604W9, https://openairdocs.org/model/elredge-stephen-d-aircamper-sde) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ELREDG AIRCAMPERSDE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 53 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071220830689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12-20-07, N7229R, A HOME-BUILT AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT A PRIVATELY-OWNED RUNWAY NEAR SAHUARITA, AZ. A MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATED BY AN UNDISCLOSED PERSON ENTERED THE RUNWAY IN FRONT OF HIM FROM A PRIVATE STREET THAT CROSSES THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND ABRUPTLY ADVANCED THE THROTTLE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO COUGH, RUN ROUGH AND ULTIMATELY NOT PRODUCE FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF AIRSPEED AND WITH AN INCREASING SINK RATE, LANDED HARD ON THE MAIN WHEELS CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY AND STRIKE AN ADJOINING BUSH WITH THE PROPELLER. A DPS OFFICER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WITNESSED THE MOTORIST CAUSE THE RUNWAY INCURSION AND PROVIDED HIS STATEMENT FOR THIS INVESTIGATION.

## 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 LAX08CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA040), Dec 21, 2007: Eldredge Aircamper SDE (N7229R), Sahuarita, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed. A contributing factor was the pilot's distraction due to the presence of an automobile, which appeared to encroach upon the runway environment.

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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