# Incident 20021228034079I: Amtr VELOCITYXLRG, Durango, CO, December 28, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Animas Air Park Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2645° N, 107.8741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durango, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2645&lon=-107.8741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N724X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N724X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Guerra Ricardo JR VELOCITY XL RG (registry code 05610SY, https://openairdocs.org/model/guerra-ricardo-jr-velocity-xl-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITYXLRG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 469 total, 109 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021228034079I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT THE DURANGO-LAPLATA AIRPORT WAS CLOSED DUE TO AN AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY SO HE DIVERTED TO ANIMAS AIRPARK. WHILE ON FINAL, HE WAS HIT BY A DOWNDRAFT THAT SLAMMED HIS AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE. THE WOODEN PROPELLER WAS DESTROYED. AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY, THE LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED.

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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