# Accident 19990508005039A: Amtr LANCAIRIV, Butte, MT, May 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1999, 15:30 local time
- Place: Butte, MT
- Airport: Bert Mooney
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9990° N, 112.4399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9990&lon=-112.4399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124GH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124GH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kelliher Robert E LANCAIR IV (registry code 05628TJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/kelliher-robert-e-lancair-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIRIV
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990508005039A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED HARD, AND THE LANDING GEAR AND WINGS SUSTAINED DAMAGE. (.19) ON MAY 8, 1999, ABOUT 1530 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A LANCAIR IV, N124GH, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT, LANDED HARD AT THE BERT MOONEY AIRPORT, BUTTE, MONTANA, AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BUTTE, ABOUT 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RAPID DESCENT RATE WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH WAS NOT ARRESTED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.  THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THREE HOLES ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING INDICATED CONTACT WITH AN OBJECT.                                                 (-23) HARD LANDING WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO A/C WING AND LANDING GEAR STRUCTURES. NO INJURY TO PILOT.

## 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 SEA99LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA061), May 8, 1999: Eugene Hughes Lancair IV (N124GH), Butte, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare.

## Other reports on N124GH (2)

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

- [Accident 20250630011419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250630011419A), Jun 30, 2025: Kelliher Robert E LANCAIR IV (N124GH), Alpine, WY, Destroyed. While landing after part 91 flight, pilot turned for final to land at Alpine, WY, 46U. During the turn, aircraft lost altitude and impacted the palisade…
- [Incident 19981228042399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981228042399I), Dec 28, 1998: Amtr LANCAIRIV (N124GH), Butte, MT, Minor damage. (-5) On December 25, 1998, N124GH, a lancer iv, piloted by eugene Hughes, tried to extend the landing gear for landing. According to the pilot, the gear would…

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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