# Accident 20080722841809A: Amtr ANTARESMA33, Byron, CA, July 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2008, 11:59 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Airport: Byron
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8283° N, 121.6258° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8283&lon=-121.6258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92287, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92287-2022-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Antares MA33-582 (registry code 05902ZJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/antares-ma33-582) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582ULDCDI-99 (registry code 55560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582uldcdi-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ANTARESMA33
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 73 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080722841809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LANDING RUNWAY 23 AT BYRON, CA (C83). WINDS WERE AT 3 KNOTS FROM 220 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AIRCRAFT APPROACH SPEED WAS AT 60 MPH AND THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED FROM 10 FEET IMPACTING THE RUNWAY AT THE CENTER LINE. THE FRONT WHEEL SHATTERED ON IMPACT. THE TRIKE CONTINUED SLIDDING ON THE FRONT FORK DEPARTING THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT WHICH POINT THE FRONT FORK DUG INTO THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP, HITTING THE WING NOSE AND COMING TO REST ON THE LEFT LEADING EDGE OF THE WING AND POD. THE PROP HIT THE GROUND AND BROKE OFF TWO (OUT OF 3) BLADES WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STOP. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 SEA08CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA165), Jul 22, 2008: Antares - Balaban MA33 (N92287), Byron, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall/mush.

## Other reports on N92287 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20191011019479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191011019479A), Oct 11, 2019: Antares MA33-582 (N92287), Hayden, ID, Substantial damage. N92287 reportedly was on takeoff of runway 02. The aircraft drifted to the left and landed as reported by a witness, rolling over. The pilot has not provided…

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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