# Accident 20080607840629A: Amtr SONEX, Metropolis, IL, June 7, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Metropolis, IL
- Airport: Metropolis Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1858° N, 88.7506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1858&lon=-88.7506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N184L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N184L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kindig Richard K SONEX (registry code 05622B6, https://openairdocs.org/model/kindig-richard-k-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerovee 2180 (registry code 01400, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SONEX
- Reported engine: AEROVEE2.1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 39 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080607840629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN DEPARTED M30 AIRPORT.  AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE.  AIRMAN DECIDED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT DUE TO TERRAIN RESTRICTIONS.  AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY STRIKING RUNWAY LIGHTS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, AND RUNWAY LIGHTS.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 CHI08CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA170), Jun 7, 2008: Kindig Sonex (N184L), Metropolis, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undermined reasons and the low altitude at the time of engine power loss while turning. An additional cause was the proper touchdown point not attained by the pilot, 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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