# Accident 19960706016289A: Amtr SIDEWINDER, Elorado, AR, July 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Elorado, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1912° N, 92.6632° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1912&lon=-92.6632&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112AM-2022-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Myers Arthur R SMYTHE SIDEWINDER (registry code 05649BE, https://openairdocs.org/model/myers-arthur-r-smythe-sidewinder) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SIDEWINDER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960706016289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ONG ON WET RUNWAY, SKIDDED OFF END AND FLIPPED OVER. (-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BOUGHT THE AIRPLANE THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. HE STATED THAT THE AIRPORT UPON WHICH HE INTENDED TO LAND (F43) HAD A SMALL THUNDERSTORM OVER IT, SO HE HELD TO THE SOUTHEAST UNTIL IT MOVED AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT. HE STATED THAT HE LANDED LONG ON A WET, 3,000 FOOT RUNWAY (RUNWAY 18) AND SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SOFT PILE OF SOIL. HE STATED THE AIRPLANE HAD NEARLY STOPPED WHEN IT STRUCK THE SOIL, AND "SLOWLY" FLIPPED OVER ONTO IT'S BACK.

## 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 FTW96LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA301), Jul 6, 1996: Myers Smythe Sidewinder (N112AM), El Dorado, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to attain the correct touchdown point. Factors were: hydroplaning due to the wet runway, and the berm in the overrun area.

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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