# Accident 20010806019209A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Belle Fourche, SD, August 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2001, 08:30 local time
- Place: Belle Fourche, SD
- Airport: Belle Fourche Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6606° N, 103.8506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6606&lon=-103.8506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N312GR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312GR-2010-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grice Robert R AVID FLYER (registry code 05624H6, https://openairdocs.org/model/grice-robert-r-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 CHI01LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010806019209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE GROUND ADJUSTABLE PROPELLER WAS SET AT TOO COURSE PITCH AND WAS AFFECTING CLIMB PERFORMANCE. HE ADJUSTED THE PROPELLER TO A FINER PITCH.  ON TAKEOFF, HE DISVOVERED IT WAS SET TOO FINE AS THE ENGINE WAS REACING MAXIMUM RPM BUT WASN'T PRODUCING THE DESIRED THRUST.  THE PILOT WAS AIRBORNE AND ATTEMPTED TO SET THE AIRPLANE DOWN NEAR THE FAR END OF THE RUNWAY.  THERE WAS A CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT AND ON THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED.  THE HARD LANDING AND GROUND LOOP CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND THE LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF THE AIRPLANE.  THE FUSELAGE WAS TWISTED NEAR THE TAIL.  THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WERE NOT INJURED.                                                                  (.19) ON AUGUST 6, 2001, AT 0830 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRICE AVID FLYER, N312GR, COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 14 (4,498 FEET X 60 FEET) AT THE BELL FOURCHE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BELLE FOURCHE, SOUTH DAKOTA. THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE NOT PRODUCING FULL POWER ON TAKEOFF. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METE OROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI01LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA262), Aug 6, 2001: Grice Avid Flyer (N312GR), Belle Fourche, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain aircraft control during the forced landing. A factor associated with the accident was the excessive adjustment that the pilot made to the propeller's pitch prior to the…

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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