# Accident 20080711839459A: Amtr SONERAI, Hood River, OR, July 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Airport: Ken Jernstedt Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6725° N, 121.5364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6725&lon=-121.5364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8050R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8050R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jonsson Erik SONERAI (registry code 05615WX, https://openairdocs.org/model/jonsson-erik-sonerai) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SONERAI
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 5 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080711839459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING DESCENT FOR LANDIG 5 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SEVERE CONTROL STICK BUFFETING.  THE PILOT OBSERVED THAT THE LEFT HAND AILERON HAD DETACHED AT THE OUTER ATTACH POINT.  TWO ATTACH POINTS REMAINED.  AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS INITIATED.  THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AT A HIGHER THEN NORMAL SPEED FOR THE MAKE/MODEL WITH A TAIL WIND.  THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED A SOFT DIRT AREA CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK.  EXTEND OF DAMAGED HAS NOT BEEN ASCERTAINED.

## 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 LAX08LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA226), Jul 11, 2008: Jonsson Sonerai (N8050R), Hood River, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the emergency landing roll with a tailwind. Contributing was the partial separation of the left aileron that prompted the pilot to attempt…

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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