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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr AVID MAGNUM · Kooskia, ID · September 30, 2003

Date: September 30, 2003 · 08:30 local
Place: Kooskia, ID
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1214W
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA03LA199
Reported as: Amtr Avidmagnum
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,420 total400 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N1214WRegistration cancelled Aug 7, 2006 · Wood Robert D AVID MAGNUMS/N M33 · Built 1997 Airframe modelWood Robert D AVID MAGNUM Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Mr. Wood, owner and builder of N1214W was attempting a landing on his 45 acre ranch and during a go around attempt hit a power pole that is to one side of the runway. Runway is about 600 feet in length and had about 100 feet of flat surface. The remaining part of the runway falls off into a ravine and is about a 8% grade. Landing was attempted at the low end uphill. Mr. Wood failed to arrest his descent and began a slight climb to match the runway. He bounced and added power to go around. The torque of the engine pulled him to the left and he hit the guy wire to the power pole, broke the guy wire and then hit the pole with the left wing of the aircraft. This spun him to the left and the aircraft fell tail first into another ravine. Fuselage was broken forward of the horizontal stabilizer and the aircraft flipped over on its top.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. WOOD, OWNER AND BUILDER OF N1214W WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON HIS 45 ACRE RANCH AND DURING A GO AROUND ATTEMPT HIT A POWER POLE THAT IS TO ONE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. RUNWAY IS ABOUT 600 FEET IN LENGTH AND HAD ABOUT 100 FEET OF FLAT SURFACE. THE REMAINING PART OF THE RUNWAY FALLS OFF INTO A RAVINE AND IS ABOUT A 8% GRADE. LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED AT THE LOW END UPHILL. MR. WOOD FAILED TO ARREST HIS DESCENT AND BEGAN A SLIGHT CLIMB TO MATCH THE RUNWAY. HE BOUNCED AND ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND. THE TORQUE OF THE ENGINE PULLED HIM TO THE LEFT AND HE HIT THE GUY WIRE TO THE POWER POLE, BROKE THE GUY WIRE AND THEN HIT THE POLE WITH THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS SPUN HIM TO THE LEFT AND THE AIRCRAFT FELL TAIL FIRST INTO ANOTHER RAVINE. FUSELAGE WAS BROKEN FORWARD OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS TOP.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA03LA199Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKooskia, IDThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing which led to a loss of control.Sep 30, 2003 · Substantial damage