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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr CH601HD · Kissimmee, FL · January 4, 2000

Date: January 4, 2000 · 18:08 local
Place: Kissimmee, FL
Airport: Kissimmee Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N229FF
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA00LA061
Reported as: Amtr CH601HD
Reported engine: Continental C8512F
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 628 total37 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N229FFRegistered now · Eaa Chapt 229 ZENAIR CH 601 HDS/N 6-3285 Airframe modelEaa Chapt 229 ZENAIR CH 601 HD Engine modelContinental A&C75 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-4)The pilot stated he departed on a VFR local flight with a passenger. It became dark and he became disoriented. He saw a city in the distance, thought it might have an airport, and flew towards it. He made an approach without contacting the control tower. He lost directional control of the airplane on touchdown. The airplane went off the side of the runway and collided with a barricade.

As the FAA filed it

(-4)THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED ON A VFR LOCAL FLIGHT WITH A PASSENGER. IT BECAME DARK AND HE BECAME DISORIENTED. HE SAW A CITY IN THE DISTANCE, THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE AN AIRPORT, AND FLEW TOWARDS IT. HE MADE AN APPROACH WITHOUT CONTACTING THE CONTROL TOWER. HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A BARRICADE.

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 MIA00LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKissimmee, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing resulting in the airplane going off the side of the runway and colliding with a barricade.Jan 4, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N229FF · 1

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

Incident 20131205023079ILanding: Touchdown · Atmore, ALPilot was flying from foley to Atmore, landing on 18. On touchdown a gust of wind picked the aircraft up and slammed the aircraft back onto the runway.Dec 5, 2013 · Minor damage