# Accident 19971126040699A: Amtr AVIDFLYERC, Minneapolis, MN, November 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1997, 13:40 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Crystal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6706° N, 93.2410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6706&lon=-93.2410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N931AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N931AC-1998-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: King Dave AVID FLYER C (registry code 056189Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/king-dave-avid-flyer-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYERC
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971126040699A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: UPON INVESTIGATION, I FOUND RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND RIGHT WING TIP DAMAGED. INTERVIEWED PILOT AND HE STATED THAT HE LANDED ON THE MAIN GEAR AND AIRCRAFT WEATHER-VANED INTO THE WIND CAUSING THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO RECEIVE DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT DOES NOT HAVE AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, MAINTENANCE RECORDS, NOR DOES IT DISPLAY ANY N-NUMBERS. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING CROSS WIND LANDING. (.4)ON ROLLOUT AFTER A LANDING THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED.  THE PILOT SAID THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO THE CROSS WIND.  THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON RUNWAY 31R.  A WEATHER OBSERVATION TAKEN AT THE AIRPORT 13 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT INDICATED THE WIND TO BE FROM 250 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS.      (-23) UPON INVESTIGATION, I FOUND RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND RIGHT WING TIP DAMAGED.  INTERVIEWED PILOT AND HE STATED THAT HE LANDED ON THE MAIN GEAR AND AIRCRAFT WEATHER-VANED INTO THE WIND CAUSING THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO RECEIVE DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI98LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA049), Nov 26, 1997: King Avid Flyer C (N931AC), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A related factor was the crosswind.

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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