# Accident 19980706015979A: Amtr RV6A, Hunter, NY, July 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1998, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hunter, NY
- Airport: Hunter Mountain Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2102° N, 74.2092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2102&lon=-74.2092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67KH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67KH-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ross Herbert W VANS RV-6A (registry code 056222T, https://openairdocs.org/model/ross-herbert-w-vans-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 771 total, 310 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980706015979A

## Narrative

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

CROSSSWIND LIFTED LEFT WING. EXITED RIGHT OFF RUNWAY. TERRAIN SLOPED DOWN. WENT AIRBORNE INTO TREES AT RUNWAY HEIGHT. (-23) IN AN INTERVIEW, THE PILOT REPORTING HE WAS CONDUCTING PRACTICE SHORTFIELD LANDINGS TO THE RUNWAY, LANDING TO THE NORTH. HE HAD DEPARTED ABOUT 1250, AND CONDUCTED ONE TOUCH AND GO. DURING THE SECOND APPROACH, THE WINDS WERE FROM THE WEST (LEFT SIDE), AND THE LANDING WAS PLANNED TO TERMINATE AS A FULL STOP. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE TRICYCLE LANDING GEAR AIRPLANE WAS STRUCK BY A GUST OF WIND, AND THE LEFT WING RAISED UP. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE WING, AND THE AIRPLANE TURNED RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE TERRAIN SLOPED DOWN, AND THE AIRPLANE REMAINED ABOUT RUNWAY HEIGHT, AS IT FLEW INTO A LINE OF TREES ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND CAME TO REST. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WINDS HAD BEEN VARIABLE AT ABOUT 5 KNOTS WIHT HIGHER GUSTS.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  (.4)THE PILOT WAS LANDING UPHILL ON A GRAVEL RUNWAY WITH VARIABLE/GUSTY WINDS. HE REPORTED THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AFTER TOUCHDOWN, WHICH RAISED THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BEFORE THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE TERRAIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DROPPED BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE BECAME MOMENTARILY AIRBORNE AS IT HEADED TOWARD TREES AT RUNWAY HEIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT COLLIDED WITH THE TREES AND WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 NYC98LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA139), Jul 6, 1998: Ross RV6A (N67KH), Hunter, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. The gusty/variable wind condition was a related factor.

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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