# Accident 20010520016899A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Show Low, AZ, May 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2001, 13:40 local time
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Airport: Show Low Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2656° N, 110.0056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2656&lon=-110.0056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N214DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N214DW-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wright Douglas AVID FLYER (registry code 05620ZR, https://openairdocs.org/model/wright-douglas-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010520016899A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 LAX01LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA188), May 20, 2001: Wright Avid Flyer (N214DW), Show Low, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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.

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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