# Accident 20000812005709A: Amtr MAGNUM, Ely, NV, August 12, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2000, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ely, NV
- Airport: Ely Airport - Yelland Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4207° N, 114.9998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4207&lon=-114.9998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N213H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N213H-2017-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dickenson Robert E MAGNUM (registry code 0560545, https://openairdocs.org/model/dickenson-robert-e-magnum) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MAGNUM
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 130 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000812005709A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX00LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA294), Aug 12, 2000: Dickenson Avid Magnum (N213H), Ely, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a gusting crosswind that resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent collision with the ground.

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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