# Accident 20080820847839A: Amtr WAGARO, Oxford, IA, August 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2008, 20:30 local time
- Place: Oxford, IA
- Airport: Green Castle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7531° N, 91.7233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7531&lon=-91.7233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N141ST, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N141ST) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ntbk WAG-AERO SPORT TRAIN (registry code 056250J, https://openairdocs.org/model/ntbk-wag-aero-sport-train) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-290-D2 (registry code 42090, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-290-d2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WAGARO
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 3 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080820847839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN A NEWLY CERTIFIED AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT AT DUSK.  WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DESEND TOO LOW, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT TREES ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI08CA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA261), Aug 21, 2008: Ntbk Wag Aero Sport (N141ST), Oxford, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged his approach path which resulted in insufficient altitude and the subsequent failure to maintain clearance with the trees. Contributing to the accident were the trees and the dusk…

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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