# Incident 20090420005629I: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Enumclaw, WA, April 20, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2009, 19:40 local time
- Place: Enumclaw, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2022° N, 121.9890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Enumclaw, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2022&lon=-121.9890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901GH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N901GH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quad City/Houston Greg CHALLENGER II (registry code 05904BF, https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-houston-greg-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503DC (registry code 55582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 10 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090420005629I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON 04/20/2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1920 LOCAL TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT OF N901GH AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT.  DEPARTED ENUMCLAW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.  AFTER REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 2000 FEET MSL THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ELEVATOR.  THE PILOT THEN SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND DEPLOYED THE AIRCRAFT RECOVERY PARACHUTE.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A PASTURE.

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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