# Accident 19930608017349A: Amd FALCON, Albuquerque, NM, June 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1993, 09:20 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0695° N, 106.4701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0695&lon=-106.4701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N687RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N687RD-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Drlik Romuald FALCON XC (registry code 05658UT, https://openairdocs.org/model/drlik-romuald-falcon-xc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930608017349A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON FIRST TEST FLIGHT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ROLL AND YAW CONTROL. ABORTED. LANDED HARD ON. COLLAPSED GEAR AND WING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW93LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA181), Jun 8, 1993: Drlik Falcon XC (N687RD), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE EXTRANEOUS AND UNCOMMANDED ROLL AND YAW DEVIATIONS CAUSED BY INADEQUATE AIRPLANE DESIGN WHICH PRECLUDED THE PILOT FROM TAKING CORRECTIVE ACTION AND LED TO THE ENSUING HARD LANDING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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