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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr AVID MAGNUM · Kalispell, MT · July 18, 1998

Date: July 18, 1998 · 14:52 local
Place: Kalispell, MT
Airport: Kalispell City Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N64KM
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA98LA143
Reported as: Amtr Avidmagnum
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4N
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 714 total72 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N64KMRegistered now · Mccarty Kirk AVID MAGNUMS/N KM-2 · Built 1997 Airframe modelMccarty Kirk AVID MAGNUM Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Lost directional control landing. Right main gear folded. Slid off runway. (.4)the pilot was landing on runway 13. He reported the winds as being from approximately 100 degrees at approximately 10 knots, gusting to approximately 15 knots. He reported that the aircraft 'ground looped well into the landing roll' at an estimated speed of 35 mph (the aircraft's landing-configuration stall speed is 36 mph), and that the aircraft came to rest to the left of the runway. The pilot reported that no mechanical failure or malfunction was involved. (-23) pilot lost control on landing on runway 13. The aircraft slid off runway at first turnoff after right main landing gear collapsed and came to rest in grass between the taxiway and runway, damaging the right wing, lower fuselage, and right landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED. SLID OFF RUNWAY. (.4)THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 13. HE REPORTED THE WINDS AS BEING FROM APPROXIMATELY 100 DEGREES AT APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS, GUSTING TO APPROXIMATELY 15 KNOTS. HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT 'GROUND LOOPED WELL INTO THE LANDING ROLL' AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 35 MPH (THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING-CONFIGURATION STALL SPEED IS 36 MPH), AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS INVOLVED. (-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 13. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF RUNWAY AT FIRST TURNOFF AFTER RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND CAME TO REST IN GRASS BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING, LOWER FUSELAGE, AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA98LA143Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKalispell, MTThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor was gusty wind conditions.Jul 18, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N64KM · 1

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

Accident 20030617015249ALevel Off Touchdown · Renton, WA(-23) Pilot stated that a bounced landing onto runway 33 at Renton Municipal Airport, Renton, Washington had occurred, but the aircraft was below flying speed during the landing roll. He stated that the tail began to rise and he was not able to stop it. The…Jun 17, 2003 · Substantial damage