# Accident 20010414040019A: Amtr ALBSPECIAL, Santa Rosa, CA, April 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2001, 11:14 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Sonoma County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5006° N, 122.7604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5006&lon=-122.7604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117V-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beer Arthur Lee A L B SPECIAL (registry code 05630BW, https://openairdocs.org/model/beer-arthur-lee-a-l-b-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ALBSPECIAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 715 total, 7 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010414040019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 14, 2001, AT 1114 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL BEER ALB SPECIAL, N117V, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO RIGHT BEFORE NOSING OVER AND TURNING UPSIDE DOWN DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT SONOMA COUNTY AIRPORT, SANTA ROSA, CA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND DEPARTED ABOUT 1030 PDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH CALM WINDS EXISTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 LAX01LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA146), Apr 14, 2001: Arthur Lee Beer ALB Special (N117V), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing roll.

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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