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FAA accident report · Amtr CHALLENGER II · Redlands, CA · September 16, 2009

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Date
September 16, 2009 · 17:00 local
Place
Redlands, CA
Airport
Redlands Municipal
Phase of flight
Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N732LS
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09LA453
Reported as
Amtr Challengerii
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,001 total95 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N732LSRegistration cancelled Aug 4, 2010 · Quad City CHALLENGER IIS/N CH2 0991-0732 · Built 1991Airframe modelQuad City CHALLENGER IIEngine modelRotax 503 series2 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During traffic pattern approach to Redlands airport, the experimental aircraft crashed in an orange grove 3/4 mile southeast of runway 8. The NTSB gardena, CA office may send parts to the NTSB metallurgy laboratory for analysis. Also the engine manufacture, Rotax has offered to provide techanical assistance, manuals or teadown investigation assistance.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TRAFFIC PATTERN APPROACH TO REDLANDS AIRPORT, THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN AN ORANGE GROVE 3/4 MILE SOUTHEAST OF RUNWAY 8. THE NTSB GARDENA, CA OFFICE MAY SEND PARTS TO THE NTSB METALLURGY LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS. ALSO THE ENGINE MANUFACTURE, ROTAX HAS OFFERED TO PROVIDE TECHANICAL ASSISTANCE, MANUALS OR TEADOWN INVESTIGATION ASSISTANCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR09LA453Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportRedlands, CAStructural failure of the right wing during the landing approach due to the separation of the wing's fabric covering.Sep 16, 2009 · Substantial damage