19991009044949A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr RANSS10 · Hudson, CO · October 9, 1999

Date: October 9, 1999 · 11:00 local
Place: Hudson, CO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N444YB
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN00LA006
Reported as: Amtr RANSS10

N444YBRegistered now · Kendall W R/Mclaughlin J RANS S-10 SAKOTAS/N 1JB · Built 1993 Airframe modelKendall W R/Mclaughlin J RANS S-10 SAKOTA Engine modelRotax 582DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The instrument rated private pilot of a amateur built a/c was taking off from a private paved field near Hudson, Colorado and encountered a possible loss of power. He landed off the runway on turf. The landing gear was unable to stand the landing and collapsing causing substantial damage to the a/c. the pilot and sole occupant of the a/c was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT OF A AMATEUR BUILT A/C WAS TAKING OFF FROM A PRIVATE PAVED FIELD NEAR HUDSON, COLORADO AND ENCOUNTERED A POSSIBLE LOSS OF POWER. HE LANDED OFF THE RUNWAY ON TURF. THE LANDING GEAR WAS UNABLE TO STAND THE LANDING AND COLLAPSING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE A/C. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE A/C WAS NOT INJURED.

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 DEN00LA006Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHudson, COInadequate preflight planning when the pilot failed to evaluate aircraft performance and weather. Factors were high density altitude, and unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.Oct 9, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N444YB · 2

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

Incident 20131129022209ILanding: Touchdown · Autryville, NCThe pilot was performing slow flight near stall speed at 2000' altitude and the engine started running rough. The pilot decided to return to the field and land and at approximately 1000' feet the engine cut off while on approach to landing. The aircraft…Nov 29, 2013 · Minor damage Accident 20110612010469ATakeoff: Departure Roll · Bennettsville, SCThe pilot landed on a private Grass strip at [privacy data omitted] to eat lunch at Stanton's bbq who owns the Grass strip. The runway runs east and west in a large Grass field. There is a taxi way on the north side of the runway and a little more north…Jun 12, 2011 · Substantial damage