# Accident 20090418006419A: Amtr FIRESTARII, Church Hill, TN, April 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2009, 12:40 local time
- Place: Church Hill, TN
- Airport: Darnell'S Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5092° N, 82.6817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5092&lon=-82.6817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N582EF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N582EF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Martin Edward H FIRE STAR II (registry code 056177R, https://openairdocs.org/model/martin-edward-h-fire-star-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FIRESTARII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 177 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090418006419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED HKS AROUND 1220 DIRECT TO 77TN WITH ARRIVAL AT 1240 HOURS LOCAL.  PILOT WAS IN A TANDEM FLIGHT OF TWO, FOLLOWING ANOTHER KOLB FIRESTAR.  PILOT STATED THAT ON APPROACH INTO 77TN OUT OF 3000' AGL HE ATTEMPTED A LANDING APPROXIMMATELY 3 MINUTES AFTER THE LEAD AIRCRAFT LANDED, TAXIED AND CLEARED THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND "PICKED UP" OVER THE RIDGE INTO HIS DESCENT, AND WATCHING LLAMAS AND GOATS ALONG A FENCELINE AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT DESCRIBED HIS AIRSPEED BEING IN THE VICINTY OF 60 TO 65 MPH AT ABOUT 200' AGL AND CLOSE TO 40 MPH ABOVE THE FENCE LINE.  THE PILOT BELIEVES THE WIND WAS GUSTING FROM LEFT RIGHT PRIOR TO LANDING AND GUSTING TO A QUARTERING TAILWIND BEFORE IMPACTING THE FENCE.  PILOT REPORTED HE INCREASED HIS AIRSPEED BY INCREASING THROTTLE JUST PRIOR TO HIS LEFT WING STALLING AND JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## 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 ERA09CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA255), Apr 18, 2009: Martin Edward H Fire Star II (N582EF), Church Hill, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to avoid an aerodynamic stall during final approach.

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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