19821026056389A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrqk Quickie · Grants, NM · October 26, 1982

Date: October 26, 1982 · 13:43 local
Place: Grants, NM
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N24WD
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW83LA023
Reported as: Amtrqk Quickie
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Lost control landing in a gusty crosswind. Ran off the runway and overturned.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND. RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND OVERTURNED.

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 FTW83LA023Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrants, NMThe pilot had purchased the aircraft and was planning to ferry it to richmond, VA. After taking off on a local flight, he elected to land on runway 13 with winds variable from 190 to 270 deg at 10 gusting 22 KTS. During the landing, the aircraft ran off the…Oct 26, 1982 · Substantial damage