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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Acrosport · Hampton, NH · June 5, 2001

Date: June 5, 2001 · 10:00 local
Place: Hampton, NH
Airport: Hampton Airfield Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N877CG
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC01LA137
Reported as: Amtr Acrosport

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft left main wheel encountered soft, loose dirt during landing rollout on grass airport. Pilot stated steering and brake had no effect. Aircraft pivoted left and gear collapsed. Pilot and witness stated that approach landing and rollout were normal until aircraft encountered the soft loam. During post accident inspection, the tail wheel was found slipping in to free caster mode and would not reengage steering. This may have contributed to the loss of directional control during rollout.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LEFT MAIN WHEEL ENCOUNTERED SOFT, LOOSE DIRT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON GRASS AIRPORT. PILOT STATED STEERING AND BRAKE HAD NO EFFECT. AIRCRAFT PIVOTED LEFT AND GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT AND WITNESS STATED THAT APPROACH LANDING AND ROLLOUT WERE NORMAL UNTIL AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED THE SOFT LOAM. DURING POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION, THE TAIL WHEEL WAS FOUND SLIPPING IN TO FREE CASTER MODE AND WOULD NOT REENGAGE STEERING. THIS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING ROLLOUT.

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 NYC01LA137Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHampton, NHA soft area in the turf runway, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing rollout.Jun 5, 2001 · Substantial damage