# Accident 20010626015929A: Amtr VENTURE, Grass Valley, CA, June 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2001, 08:40 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada County Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2289° N, 121.0053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2289&lon=-121.0053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84V-2003-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rudolph Gary RUDOLPH VENTURE (registry code 05610RP, https://openairdocs.org/model/rudolph-gary-rudolph-venture) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VENTURE
- Reported engine: CONT IO550G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 4 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010626015929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING THE NOSE WHEEL FAILED TO REMAIN CENTERED AND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO VEER RIGHT OFF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK RUNWAY SIGN, SPUN SIDEWAYS, THEN STRUCK A SECOND RUNWAY SIGN BEFORE IT CAME TO A REST. (.4) ON JUNE 26, 2001, AT 0840 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A RUDOLPH VENTURE, N84V, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT, AND COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY SIGNS AT THE NEVADA COUNTY AIR PARK, GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. THE EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT/OWNER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN WERE NORMAL. ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. HE INPUT FULL LEFT RUDDER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE AIRPLANE BACK TO RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CONTACTED RUNWAY SIGNS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF AIRPLANE HAS A HISTORY OF RUNWAY D                DPARTURES DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FELT CONFIDENT THAT HE MIGHT HAVE REGAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE IF THE AIRPLANE HAD NOT CONTACTED RUNWAY SIGNS. THE FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE ON-SCENE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND THAT THE GEAR REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED DURING LANDING. HE INDICATED THAT THE GEAR TRUNNION, DOWN LOCK LINKAGES, AND STRUT WERE INTACT AND DISPLAYED NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT ACCORDING TO THE OWNER/PILOT, THE NOSE WHEEL IS CENTERED ON AN EXTENSION BY INTERNAL CERNTERING CAMS INSIDE THE OLEO STRUT. ON THE GROUND, THE OLEO PISTON AND THE NOSE WHEEL ARE FREE TO CASTOR RIGHT AND LEFT OF CENTER TO PHYSICAL EXTERNAL STOPS. THE FAA INSPECTOR STATED THAT HE INSPECTED THIS AREA AND FOUND IT INTACT AND FUNCTIONAL. ANOTHER ITEM OF NOTE WAS THAT THERE IS NO "STEERING" LINKAGE WHICH THE PILOT PHYSICALLY USES TO STEER THE AIRPLANE. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, THE KIT MANUFACTURER IS AWARE THAT THE AIRPLANE HAS A HISTORY OF NOSE GEAR STEERING PROBLEMS, AND THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS.

## 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 LAX01LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA223), Jun 26, 2001: Rudolph Venture (N84V), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.

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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