# Accident 20090624008689A: Amtr GN1AIRCAMPER, Midlothian/Wax, TX, June 24, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2009, 08:05 local time
- Place: Midlothian/Wax, TX
- Airport: Mid-Way Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4536° N, 96.9075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4536&lon=-96.9075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1736, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1736-2010-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Squires Robert E GN-1 AIRCAMPER (registry code 05626N0, https://openairdocs.org/model/squires-robert-e-gn-1-aircamper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12F (registry code 17125, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GN1AIRCAMPER
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 8 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA383) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090624008689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 06/24/09, AROUND 0800 CST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PRIVAT PILOT, TOOK OFF FROM MIDWAY REGIONAL AIRPORT (JWY) TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO'S IN N1746, A HOMEBUILT AIRCAMPER AIRCRAFT.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT.  THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO EXIT THE GRASS RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TREE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMGAE.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO APPARENT MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES.  CONTROL CONTINUITY OF ALL SURFACES WAS CONFIRMED.  THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CRF PART 91, WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN09CA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA383), Jun 24, 2009: Pietenpol GN-1 (N1736), Waxahachie, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a landing.

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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