# Accident 20080923845389A: AMPHIBEOUSTR, Chelan, WA, September 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2008, 13:00 local time
- Place: Chelan, WA
- Airport: Lake Chelan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8661° N, 119.9428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8661&lon=-119.9428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N440LS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N440LS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Simpson Laurence Ray AMPHIBEOUS TRIKE (registry code 05627FP, https://openairdocs.org/model/simpson-laurence-ray-amphibeous-trike) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582UL (registry code 55558, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMPHIBEOUSTR
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080923845389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF FOR FIRST FLIGHT OF THIS EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT WEIGHT-SHIFT AIRCRAFT, FROM APPROXIMATELY 100-150 FEET, PILOT INDUCED A STALL/SPIN, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES LEFT BANK AND 45 DEGREES NOSE LOW.  AIRCRAFT SKIDDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST UPRIGHT.

## 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 SEA08LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA207), Sep 23, 2008: Simpson Amphibious Trike (N440LS), Lake Chelan, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the…

## Other reports on N440LS (1)

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

- [Accident 20140125000229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140125000229A), Jan 25, 2014: Simpson Laurence Ray AMPHIBEOUS TRIKE (N440LS), Chehalis, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he took off from Chehalis airport and noticed craft pulling hard to the left with noted vibration. Looked to left and noted wing flapping. Had…

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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