# Accident 20090502011249A: Amtr AVENTURAII, Griffith, IN, May 2, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2009, 07:40 local time
- Place: Griffith, IN
- Airport: Griffith-Merrillville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5197° N, 87.3994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5197&lon=-87.3994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20GH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20GH-2009-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hawkins August E AVENTURA II (registry code 05621R3, https://openairdocs.org/model/hawkins-august-e-aventura-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVENTURAII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,790 total, 147 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090502011249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER INSTALLATION OF A NEW ENGINE.  PILOT STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 26 THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR FAILED.  PILOT FELT THAT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY AVAILABLE TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD.  PILOT FELT THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING NORMAL POWER.  BASED ON HIS EXPERIENCE WITH THE AIRCRAFT USING KNOWN POWER SETTINGS, THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN AND RETURN TO LAND.  PILOT STARTED TO LEFT TURN TO THE CROSSWIND LEG.  PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED PORPISING AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, "POSSIBLY AN INCIPIENT STALL".  AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A SWAMP APPROXIMATELY 600' SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY.  PILOT WAS KNOCKED UNCONCIOUS.  WHEN HE CAME TO, THE ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FUEL HAD BEEN TURNED OFF BY PERSONNEL RESPONDING TO THE ACCIDENT.  THERE WERE NO IMPACT MARKS AS THE AREA WAS COVERED WITH APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES OF WATER.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A LEFT WING LOW, 45 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ANGLE.

## 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 CEN09LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA276), May 2, 2009: Hawkins August E Aventura II (N20GH), Griffith, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane due to an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the airspeed indicator due to separation of the pitot-static line…

## Other reports on N20GH (1)

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

- [Incident 20061001028009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061001028009I), Oct 1, 2006: Amtr AVENTURAII (N20GH), Cocoa, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reportedly attempted takeoff at kentland airport (C0I) at 09:15 CT and was unable to maintain heading at high speed. The pilot stated he attempted…

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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