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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Avidflyer · Trinidad, CO · August 30, 1990

Date
August 30, 1990 · 17:30 local
Place
Trinidad, CO
Airport
Las Animas County Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5002L
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90DTE09
Reported as
Amtr Avidflyer
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX532
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
505 total148 in this make and model53 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Wing struck a cattle guard post while landing on a road. Added power to clear post but had bumped switch to off.

As the FAA filed it

WING STRUCK A CATTLE GUARD POST WHILE LANDING ON A ROAD. ADDED POWER TO CLEAR POST BUT HAD BUMPED SWITCH TO OFF.

NTSB investigation

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