# Accident 20010512011029A: Amtr STEENSKYBOLT, Gallup, NM, May 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2001, 10:35 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Airport: Gallup Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5208° N, 108.7296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5208&lon=-108.7296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111HC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STEENSKYBOLT
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010512011029A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON MAY 12, AT 1035 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A 1977 COLFER-CHAN STEEN SKYBOLT AIRPLANE, N111HC, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ROLL WHEN IT GROUND LOOPED AND DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH AT GALLUP MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GALLUP, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE TAKEOFF TIME IS UNKNOWN. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE WIND WAS FROM 140 DEGREES MAGNETIC HEADING AT 9 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 14 KNOTS. THE RUNWAY IN USE IS UNKNOWN. (-23) ON 05/12/01, APPROXIMATELY 1040 MDT, N111HC, A STEEN SKYBOLT, WHILE ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT ON RWY 6 AT GALLUP, NM, DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY AND LANDED IN A DITCH THAT PARALLELED THE RWY. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  AIRMAN REPORTED THAT DURING THE ROLLOUT HIS AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OFF THE RWY.  VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.

## 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 DEN01LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA097), May 12, 2001: 1977 Colfer-Chan Steen Skybolt (N111HC), Gallup, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. Contributing factors were gusting crosswinds and the pilots's lack of experience in aircraft make and model.

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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