# Incident 19971018038509I: Amtr MAGNUM, Grass Valley, CA, October 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1997, 13:25 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada County Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2203° N, 121.0527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grass Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2203&lon=-121.0527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N970JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N970JH-2006-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hebb James W AVID MAGNUM (registry code 05604TV, https://openairdocs.org/model/hebb-james-w-avid-magnum) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MAGNUM
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,704 total, 60 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971018038509I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT OF THE AIRPLANE LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRPLANE ON LANDING. THERE WAS A SLIGHT CROSSWIND AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRPLANE DUE TO THE PROPELLER HITTING A LARGE ROCK ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT HAS BEEN COUNSELED AND INTENDS TO TAKE DUAL INSTRUCTION IN THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO FLYING SOLO.

## Other reports on N970JH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040917024339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040917024339A), Sep 17, 2004: Amtr AVIDMAGNUM (N970JH), Bridgeport, CA, Destroyed. (-23) The flight originated at Bryant field, Bridgeport, California in VMC conditions. No flight plan was filed. The airplane took off normally, then rolled to…

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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