# Accident 20020220002799A: Amtr BD4, Kemmerer, WY, February 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2002, 12:30 local time
- Place: Kemmerer, WY
- Airport: Kemmerer Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7803° N, 110.5494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7803&lon=-110.5494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84RL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84RL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Knight Roger E BD-4 (registry code 05628VF, https://openairdocs.org/model/knight-roger-e-bd-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BD4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020220002799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKE OFF LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A STANDING SNOW PILE TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO YAW INTO A DOWN WIND DIRECTION ACCOMPANIED BY A LOSS OF AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND SETTLED INTO SNOW PACK OFF THE RUNWAY. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DAMAGING FUSELAGE STRUCTURE AND TWO FEET OF WING LEADING EDGE WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 DEN02LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA027), Feb 20, 2002: Knight BD-4 (N84RL), Kemmerer, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a snowbank. A contributing factor was the high crosswind.

## Other reports on N84RL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030515011559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030515011559I), May 15, 2003: Amtr BD4 (N84RL), Carlsbad, NM, Minor damage. (-23) Winds at clovis airport were 350 degrees at 17 knots, gusting to 24. The pilot landed on runway 30 with a 50 degree crosswind from the right. 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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