# Accident 20020628015709A: Amtr COMPAIR6, Mc Call, ID, June 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2002, 17:10 local time
- Place: Mc Call, ID
- Airport: Mc Call
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8889° N, 116.1014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8889&lon=-116.1014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6008N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6008N-2013-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hunter Donald E COMP AIR 6 (registry code 056043Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/hunter-donald-e-comp-air-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR COMPAIR6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020628015709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING AT THE MCCALL, ID AIRPORT, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS EXPERIMENTAL TAILWHEEL HOMEBUILT. AN AMMENDMENT TO THIS 8020-23 WILL BE SUBMITTED AT A LATER DATE. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY INSPECTOR CLARENCE BOHART OF THE RENO FSDO. HE NOTED THAT THE INNER WHEEL BEARING ON THE LEFT WHEEL HAD WORN OUT AND MOST LIKELY CAUSED THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY TO LOCK UP. THE TIRES REFLECTED SKIDDING, HOWEVER, NO FLAT SPOTS VISIBLE.

## 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 SEA02LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA114), Jun 28, 2002: Hunter Comp Air 6 (N6008N), McCall, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Contributing factors were a 30 degree crosswind and the pilot's lack of experience in the newly acquired make/model aircraft.

## Other reports on N6008N (1)

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

- [Accident 20060530009579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060530009579A), May 30, 2006: Amtr COMPAIR6 (N6008N), Minden, NV, Destroyed. (-23) On take off of runway 34, the experimental aircraft crashed just off airport property. The aircraft was destroyed. There was no fire. The two occupants…

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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