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FAA accident report · Amtr MAGNUM · Ely, NV · August 12, 2000

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Date
August 12, 2000 · 11:30 local
Place
Ely, NV
Airport
Ely Airport - Yelland Fld
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N213H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX00LA294
Reported as
Amtr Magnum
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total130 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N213HRegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2017 · Dickenson Robert E MAGNUMS/N 13 · Built 1998Airframe modelDickenson Robert E MAGNUMEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilost lost control of the aircraft on landing. (.4) on August 12, 2000, at 1130 hours pacific daylight time, a dickenson avid Magnum experimental airplane, N213H, landed hard and sheered off the landing gear at Yelland field, Ely, Nevada, airport. The airplane, owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The private pilot and his passenger were not injured. The local area personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated at Ely approximately 15 minutes before the accident. According to his report, the pilot was landing on runway 18. The wind was gusting to 20 knots from the west. A wind gust resulted in a loss of directional control. The pilot applied full power to the engine, attempting to regain control of the airplane. He was unable to obtain flying speed and subsequently "hit the dirt in a nose down position." There were no mechanical discrepancies with the airplane. The airplane landed hard, sheered off the landing gear, and damaged both wings.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOST LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. (.4) ON AUGUST 12, 2000, AT 1130 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A DICKENSON AVID MAGNUM EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N213H, LANDED HARD AND SHEERED OFF THE LANDING GEAR AT YELLAND FIELD, ELY, NEVADA, AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ELY APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO HIS REPORT, THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 18. THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS FROM THE WEST. A WIND GUST RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO THE ENGINE, ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. HE WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN FLYING SPEED AND SUBSEQUENTLY "HIT THE DIRT IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION." THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD, SHEERED OFF THE LANDING GEAR, AND DAMAGED BOTH WINGS.

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 LAX00LA294Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEly, NVThe pilot's inadequate compensation for a gusting crosswind that resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent collision with the ground.Aug 12, 2000 · Substantial damage