# Accident 20030415004919A: Amtr NORTHSTAR, Medford, OR, April 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Airport: Medford-Jackson County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3783° N, 122.8669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3783&lon=-122.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N606HS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N606HS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Six Herb NORTH STAR (registry code 05610SW, https://openairdocs.org/model/six-herb-north-star) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR NORTHSTAR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030415004919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, WHILE AIRCRAFT STILL HAD WEIGHT ON WHEELS, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT RETARDED THE THROTTLE AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 SEA03LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA063), Apr 15, 2003: Herb Six Northstar (N606HS), Medford, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The compressive buckling and collapse of the right main landing gear.

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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