20031206032419A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr SNS7 · Highmore, SD · December 6, 2003

Date: December 6, 2003 · 10:30 local
Place: Highmore, SD
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7543E
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04LA040
Reported as: Amtr SNS7
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total550 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot timothy morton landed a hyperbipe N7543E at a Private strip near Highmore, SD. The Private strip was snow-covered. Upon landing and rollout the aircraft broke through the snow and flipped over causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot and passenger escaped with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT TIMOTHY MORTON LANDED A HYPERBIPE N7543E AT A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR HIGHMORE, SD. THE PRIVATE STRIP WAS SNOW-COVERED. UPON LANDING AND ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT BROKE THROUGH THE SNOW AND FLIPPED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ESCAPED WITH NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI04LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHighmore, SDThe unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot. Contributing factors were the grass runway surface and the snowbank.Dec 6, 2003 · Substantial damage