# NTSB WPR10CA050: Aeromot AMT-200(SU, N107MJ, Placerville, CA, October 17, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 17, 2009, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Placerville, CA - Coordinates: 38.79972, -120.734169 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7997&lon=-120.7342&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Airport occurrence](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/070) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 3, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 75034 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR10CA050 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75034/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75034 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA050 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during the landing rollout. Contributing to the accident was the presence of the brush in proximity to the runway. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Object/animal/substance: tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Aeromot AMT-200(SUPR XIMNGO), 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md?model=0160000), [All aircraft, 933 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md) - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Aeromot AMT-200(SUPR XIMNGO), 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=0160000), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Planning/preparation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061000): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot; cases with it: [Aeromot AMT-200(SUPR XIMNGO), 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061000/cases.md?model=0160000), [All aircraft, 113 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02061000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Airport occurrence](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/070) (defining event); cases with it: [Aeromot AMT-200(SUPR XIMNGO), 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/070/sequence.md?model=0160000), [All aircraft, 56 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/070/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Aeromot AMT-200(SUPR XIMNGO), 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=0160000), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Aeromot AMT-200(SUPR XIMNGO), 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=0160000), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the landing rollout at the private airport, the glider's left wing struck a series of bushes located along the side of the landing runway. After striking the bushes, the glider swerved, exited the runway and came to rest in a ravine located along the right side of the runway. The glider sustained substantial damage to the right wing and aileron. The pilot reported that the airplane's wing span is approximately 60-feet and the width of the paved runway is approximately 50-feet, with a 10-foot shoulder on each side of the runway. The pilot reported the bushes were located approximately 900-feet from the landing threshold, were 4-7 feet tall, and 8-12 feet from the pavement edge on neighboring property to the north of his runway. In a written report, he indicated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the glider at the time of the accident. Following the accident, the neighboring property owner removed the bush. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during the landing rollout at the private airport, the glider's left wing struck a series of bushes located along the side of the landing runway. After striking the bushes, the glider swerved, exited the runway and came to rest in a ravine located along the right side of the runway. The glider sustained substantial damage to the right wing and aileron. The pilot reported that the airplane's wing span is approximately 60-feet and the width of the paved runway is approximately 50-feet, with a 10-foot shoulder on each side of the runway. The pilot reported the bushes were located approximately 900-feet from the landing threshold, were 4-7 feet tall, and 8-12 feet from the pavement edge on neighboring property to the north of his runway. In a written report, he indicated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the glider at the time of the accident. Following the accident, the neighboring property owner removed the bush. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N107MJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N107MJ-2010-04-07), registration cancelled 2010-04-07, S/N 200.051, built 1995 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AEROMOT AMT-200(SU - Registry model: [Aeromot AMT-200(SUPR XIMNGO)](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeromot-amt-200-supr-ximngo) (registry code 0160000) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Glider - Serial number: 200.051 - Airframe hours: 442 - Engines: Rotax 912 81 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Stenbock Roger M - Registered owner: Stenbock Roger M - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 11, 2009 - Departed: O1LC, Placerville, CA - Destination: O1LC, Placerville, CA - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: O1LC, Placerville - Swansboro, runway 09, 3,100 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; last flight review January 11, 2009; flight hours: 5,100 total, 150 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 50 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 45 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20091017021629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091017021629A), Oct 17, 2009: Aimm AMT200, Placerville, CA, Substantial damage. After landing the pilot lost control and ran off the runway. ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 24, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75034. 1.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40321586&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation (item 2, .PDF, 18 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40321587&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation-Master.PDF - Pilot Email Correspondence (item 3, .PDF, 42 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40321589&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Email%20Correspondence-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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