19850629031889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrrw SCORPION1 · Grand Junction, CO · June 29, 1985

Date
June 29, 1985 · 12:49 local
Place
Grand Junction, CO
Airport
Walker
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N45877
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85FTM04
Reported as
Amtrrw SCORPION1
Reported engine
AMTRRW ROTWY133
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
479 total170 in this make and model6 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.

Pilot lost control while positioning aircraft. Dynamic rollover occurred when a skid touched the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST CONTROL WHILE POSITIONING AIRCRAFT. DYNAMIC ROLLOVER OCCURRED WHEN A SKID TOUCHED THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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