# Accident 19980718021659A: Amtr AVIDMAGNUM, Kalispell, MT, July 18, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1998, 14:52 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Kalispell City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1894° N, 114.3791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1894&lon=-114.3791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64KM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64KM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mccarty Kirk AVID MAGNUM (registry code 05603BI, https://openairdocs.org/model/mccarty-kirk-avid-magnum) (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 AVIDMAGNUM
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 714 total, 72 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980718021659A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 SEA98LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA143), Jul 18, 1998: McCarty Avid Magnum (N64KM), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor was gusty wind conditions.

## Other reports on N64KM (1)

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

- [Accident 20030617015249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030617015249A), Jun 17, 2003: Amtr AVIDMAGNUM (N64KM), Renton, WA, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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