# Accident 19991108042789A: Amtr RV4, North Platte, NE, November 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1999, 13:50 local time
- Place: North Platte, NE
- Airport: Lee Bird Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1300° N, 100.7709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1300&lon=-100.7709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N517A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N517A-2000-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mancini Angelo J RV-4 (registry code 05603H1, https://openairdocs.org/model/mancini-angelo-j-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991108042789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO NORTH PLATTE REGIONAL AIRPORT, RUNWAY 12, AT APPROX. 3 FEET AGL., AND 55 TO 60 MPH IAS, THE A/C WEATHERVANED TO THE RIGHT. PILOT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND ADDED POWER TO REALIGN WITH THE RUNWAY, THE A/C ROTATED ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS AND THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND. THE RESULTING DRAG CAUSED THE A/C TO ROTATE ABOUT ITS VERTICAL AXIS AND THE PROPELLER AND SPINNER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE A/C CARTWHEELED AND FINALLY CAME TO REST UPRIGHT.

## 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 CHI00LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA025), Nov 8, 1999: Mancini Vans RV-4 (N517A), North Platte, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: aircraft control not being maintained by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the crosswind weather condition.

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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