# Accident 20080209014049A: Amtr CHRISEAGLE2, Boone, NC, February 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2008, 11:00 local time
- Place: Boone, NC
- Airport: Boone Inc
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2003° N, 81.6593° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2003&lon=-81.6593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N712RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N712RP-2010-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Poyer Robert L JR CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 05658A7, https://openairdocs.org/model/poyer-robert-l-jr-christen-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360-A1D (registry code 41853, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHRISEAGLE2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 50 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080209014049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT'S STATEMENT DESCRIBED THAT ON APPROACH TO LAND AT BOONE, NC (NC14) HE INADVERTENTLY MISJUDGED THE HEIGHT OF THE TREES ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND CLIPPED THE TOPS WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND DUE TO THE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, ONCE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND OCCURRED, THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO EVENTUALLY FLIP OVER TO AN INVERTED POSITION.

## 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 NYC08CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA097), Feb 9, 2008: Christen Industries Eagle II (N712RP), Boone, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance/altitude while on the final leg of the traffic pattern. Contributing to the accident were the proximity of the trees to the threshold, and the lack of a…

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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