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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr CHALLENGER II · Williamsfield, IL · July 3, 2008

Date: July 3, 2008 · 08:00 local
Place: Williamsfield, IL
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N23764
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI08CA183
Reported as: Amtr Challengerii
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 265 total165 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N23764Registration cancelled Mar 2, 2019 · Quad City Challenger CHALLENGER IIS/N CH2-0597-C-1611 · Built 1977 Airframe modelQuad City Challenger CHALLENGER II Engine modelRotax 503 DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot of N23764, a challenger ii light sport aircraft, operating from his private airstrip residence, conducted a takeoff maneuver and climbed to approximately 100 to 150 feet above the ground when he noted that the aircraft would not continue a climb. The pilot elected to return to land at his residence because he thought that the engine was not producing full power. As he maneuvered to land his aircraft he determined that he could not make it back to his airstrip given the performance of the aircraft, so he elected to land in his neighbors yard. As a result, the aircraft sustained substantial damage to the wing tips and nose gear assembly when the aircraft contacted the ground and slid into a tree and thereafter, into his neighbors house. No injuries were sustained to the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft nor to the neighbors occupying the house at the time of the event. This report is being submitted to close out accident number privacy data omitted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT OF N23764, A CHALLENGER II LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, OPERATING FROM HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP RESIDENCE, CONDUCTED A TAKEOFF MANEUVER AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 100 TO 150 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WHEN HE NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CONTINUE A CLIMB. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO LAND AT HIS RESIDENCE BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING FULL POWER. AS HE MANEUVERED TO LAND HIS AIRCRAFT HE DETERMINED THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO HIS AIRSTRIP GIVEN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT, SO HE ELECTED TO LAND IN HIS NEIGHBORS YARD. AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING TIPS AND NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND SLID INTO A TREE AND THEREAFTER, INTO HIS NEIGHBORS HOUSE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT NOR TO THE NEIGHBORS OCCUPYING THE HOUSE AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO CLOSE OUT ACCIDENT NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI08CA183Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWilliamsfield, ILThe loss of engine power for undertermined reasons and the unsuitable landing area encountered during the forced landing. Contributing to the accident were the trees and the residence.Jul 3, 2008 · Substantial damage