# Accident 20010809027139A: Amtr AVIDMARKIV, Salisbury, NC, August 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2001, 15:15 local time
- Place: Salisbury, NC
- Airport: Rowan County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6594° N, 80.4807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6594&lon=-80.4807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N567SM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N567SM-2005-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lemon Richard AVID MARK IV (registry code 05610Y5, https://openairdocs.org/model/lemon-richard-avid-mark-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDMARKIV
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010809027139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) EXPERIMENTAL FIRST FLIGHT DEPARTED RUNWAY 20 AT RUQ, AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 EDT ON 08-09-2001. AFTER INITIATING A NORMAL DEPARTURE A LEFT TURNOUT WAS EXECUTED AT APPROXIMATELY 1250 FT AGL. PILOT INDUCED RIGHT AILERON CONTROL TO STOP LEFT TURN AND NO ACTION FROM AILERONS WERE NOTED. WITH FULL RIGHT AILERON CONTROL DEFLECTION IMPUTED, NO AILERON ACTION WAS NOTED BY THE PILOT. AIRCRAFT STARTED INTO A LEFT HAND SPIRAL AND PILOT DECIDED TO REDUCE POWER TO SLOW SPEED OF AIRCRAFT. APPROACHING THE GROUND, PILOT INDUCED NOSE UP ATTITUDE TO FLATTEN OUT THE DESCENT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET FROM A RAILROAD EMBANKMENT AND BOUNCED INTO THE EMBANKMENT TURNING THE AIRCRAFT BACK INTO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. PILOT RECEIVED LACERATIONS ON THE FOREHEAD AND A BROKEN LEFT ANKLE. AIRCRAFT AILERON CONTROL ROD FOUND BROKEN BEHIND PILOT AT THE BELLCRANK.

## 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 MIA01LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA213), Aug 9, 2001: Avid Mk-4 (N567SM), Salisbury, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: , An aileron control system failure during climb due to an improper welded installation by the aircraft homebuilder, resulting in an inflight loss of lateral control, and an inflight collision with…

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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