# Accident 20010130002469A: Amtr VENTURE, Fort Worth, TX, January 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2001, 16:49 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Meacham Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8009° N, 97.1906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8009&lon=-97.1906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N425V-2025-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schmidt Robert E QUESTAIR VENTURE (registry code 05630DG, https://openairdocs.org/model/schmidt-robert-e-questair-venture) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VENTURE
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010130002469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 30, 2001, AT 1649 CST AN EXPERIMENTAL QUESTAIR VENTURE AIRCRAFT, N425V OWNED BY MR ROBERT EUGENE SCHMIDT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                 OVER COMPENSATED FOR CROSSWIND DURING LANDING AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY ON A PART 91 FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR, DRY WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE A/C RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A ATP FIXED WING PILOT CERTIFICATE, NUMBER 1226560. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN WICHITA, KANSAS ON JANUARY 30, 2001 AT 10:00CST.                                                   (.19) ON JANUARY 30, 2001, AT 1649 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A SCHMIDT QUESTAIR VENTURE SINGLE ENGINE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N425V, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN DURING LANDING ROLL AT FORT WORTH MECHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEAR FORT WORTH, TEXAS. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WICHITA, KANSAS, AT UNKNOWN TIME. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED    THE AIRPLANE ON RUNWAY 34R WITH A LEFT CROSSWING. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. IN AN ATTEMPT TO TURN THE AIRPLANE BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY AND CONTACTED THE SOFT GROUND. THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE AS IT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. ACCORDING TO THE FORT WORTH MECHAM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS FROM 270 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS.

## 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 FTW01LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA055), Jan 30, 2001: Schmidt Questair Venture (N425V), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors were the crosswind and soft terrain condition.

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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