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FAA accident report · Amtr AVID FLYER · Show Low, AZ · May 20, 2001

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Date
May 20, 2001 · 13:40 local
Place
Show Low, AZ
Airport
Show Low Municipal Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N214DW
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX01LA188
Reported as
Amtr Avidflyer
N214DWRegistration cancelled May 8, 2021 · Wright Douglas AVID FLYERS/N 1140D · Built 1993Airframe modelWright Douglas AVID FLYEREngine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19) On may 20, 2001, about 1340 hours mountain standard time, an experimental wright avid flyer, N214DW, was substantially damaged during landing at Show Low, Arizona. The private rated pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight operating under 14 CFR part 91. No flight plan was filed. The flight originated at casa grande, Arizona, about 1130. The pilot was landing on runway 03. He experienced a crosswind that caused him to perform a go-around. He had his hand on the flap handle, and when he moved his hand to advance the throttle, the flaps retracted from 30 degrees. The airplane dropped to the runway severing the right main landing gear. The airplane came to rest off the runway inverted. (-23) while initiating a go around aircraft flaps retracted due to failure of actuating system. Prior to the flight, the pilot was aware of the defect in the flap system and had experienced previous intermittant problems with the flaps retracting without input from the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON MAY 20, 2001, ABOUT 1340 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL WRIGHT AVID FLYER, N214DW, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT SHOW LOW, ARIZONA. THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CASA GRANDE, ARIZONA, ABOUT 1130. THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 03. HE EXPERIENCED A CROSSWIND THAT CAUSED HIM TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE FLAP HANDLE, AND WHEN HE MOVED HIS HAND TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLE, THE FLAPS RETRACTED FROM 30 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY SEVERING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST OFF THE RUNWAY INVERTED. (-23) WHILE INITIATING A GO AROUND AIRCRAFT FLAPS RETRACTED DUE TO FAILURE OF ACTUATING SYSTEM. PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECT IN THE FLAP SYSTEM AND HAD EXPERIENCED PREVIOUS INTERMITTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE FLAPS RETRACTING WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX01LA188Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportShow Low, AZthe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain and a nose down. A contributing factor was the turbulence.May 20, 2001 · Substantial damage