# Accident 20000528009839A: Amtr CAPELLAXLS, Taylor, TX, May 28, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2000, 17:00 local time
- Place: Taylor, TX
- Airport: Taylor Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5705° N, 97.4101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5705&lon=-97.4101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N427LM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427LM-2005-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hard Jim G CAPELLA XLS (registry code 05606YO, https://openairdocs.org/model/hard-jim-g-capella-xls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CAPELLAXLS
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000528009839A

## Narrative

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

(-23)^PRIVACY DATA ^THE OWNER BUILDER OF AN AMATEUR BUILT CAPELLA XLS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING AT TAYLOR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.^PRIVACY ^ A PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE PART 91 FLIGHT PART OF THE AIRCRAFT TEST PHASE, ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS ATTEMPTING A SHORT FIELD LANDING (A 3 POINT LANDING, HE HAD BEEN DOING WHEEL LANDING UP TO THIS POINT) WITH 20 DEGREES OF SLIDING SIDEWAYS THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND SEPARATING THE RIGHT HAND WING LIFT STRUT. THE LANDING GEAR AND LIFT STRUT ATTACH AREA OF THE STEEL TUBULAR FRAME WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AS WELL AS THE RIGHT LOWER WING SKIN, TIP AND AILERON. (.4)THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SHORT-FIELD LANDING TO RUNWAY 17.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE RESULTING IN A 'TIGHT GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT.'  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE TURN WITH OPPOSITE RUDDER AND BRAKING.  SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT.  THE PILOT HAD ACCUMULATED A TOTAL OF 3 HOURS IN THE AIRPL                   ANE MAKE AND MODEL.

## 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 FTW00LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA165), May 28, 2000: Hard Capella XLS (N427LM), Taylor, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of the accident aircraft.

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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