# Accident 19951202047149A: Thundr AX9140S2, Gallup, NM, December 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1995, 09:30 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5196° N, 108.7293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5196&lon=-108.7293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9606A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: THUNDR AX9140S2
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,131 total, 325 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951202047149A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED BASKET ON HIGH WIND LANDING. BASKET TURNED OVER EJECTING PILOT. PASSENGER PULLED VENT LINE. UNFORECAST WIND

## 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 FTW96LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA059), Dec 2, 1995: Thunder and Colt AX9-140 (N9606A), Gallup, NM, no damage. Probable cause: the high winds and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.

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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