# Accident 20000815010929A: Amtr LANCAIRIV, Artesia, NM, August 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2000, 10:00 local time
- Place: Artesia, NM
- Airport: Artesia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8399° N, 104.4300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8399&lon=-104.4300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N494R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N494R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rosenbarger/Goldsborough LANCAIR IV (registry code 056019X, https://openairdocs.org/model/rosenbarger-goldsborough-lancair-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIRIV
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 349 total, 20 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000815010929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 15, 2000, AT 1000 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOMEBUILT ROSENGURGER LANCAIR IV, N494R, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT ARTESIA, NM. THE PRIVATE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKE OFF.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS FLIGHT.                      (.4)DURING INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED RIGHT.   NEITHER PILOT WAS SUCCESSFUL IN CORRECTING THE SWERVE AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 150 FEET RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY.  WIND AT THE TIME WAS 10 DEGREES RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AT SEVEN KNOTS.  AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT REVELED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

## 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 DEN00LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA152), Aug 15, 2000: Rosenbarger Lancair IV (N494R), Artesia, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure by the pilot in command to maintain control of the aircraft during initial climb following takeoff.

## Other reports on N494R (1)

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

- [Incident 20050516008029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050516008029I), May 16, 2005: Amtr LANCAIRIV (N494R), Roswell, NM, Minor damage. (-23) At 1154 MST on Monday may 16, 2005, N494R, a Lancair iv registered to the pilot, experienced a gear-up landing on runway 21 at Roswell Industrial Air…

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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