33.7819° N, 82.7432° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilkes County, GA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 16, 2008 · 19:30 local
Place
Wilkes County, GA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported as
Amtr CHALLENGER1
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
156 total156 in this make and model1 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) During cruise flight the pilot initiated a turn and the engine quit. An emergency landing took place and just prior to touch down on a county road, the aircraft struck a power line. The landing impact ripped the nose and right hand main gear off of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT INITIATED A TURN AND THE ENGINE QUIT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING TOOK PLACE AND JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN ON A COUNTY ROAD, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE. THE LANDING IMPACT RIPPED THE NOSE AND RIGHT HAND MAIN GEAR OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT.