# Accident 20040307003239A: Amtr RANSS12, Berthod, CO, March 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2004, 17:10 local time
- Place: Berthod, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3083° N, 105.0833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3083&lon=-105.0833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7138K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7138K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shook Mark S RANS S-12 (registry code 05626VH, https://openairdocs.org/model/shook-mark-s-rans-s-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 33 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040307003239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OVER THE RUNWAY ABOUT TO LAND WHEN A GUST OF WIND UPSET THE AIRCRAFT, PILOT ADDED POWER BUT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED ABOUT 10 ABOVE THE RUNWAY DROPPING IN HARD ON THE LANDING. GEAR. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, LANDING GEAR AND LOWER CABIN STRUCTURE FRONT TO REAR.

## 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 DEN04LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA051), Mar 8, 2004: Shook Rans S-12 (N7138K), Berthoud, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare and his inadequate compensation for wind. The wind gust was a contributing factor.

## Other reports on N7138K (1)

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

- [Accident 20111208029079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111208029079A), Dec 8, 2011: Shook Mark S RANS S-12 (N7138K), Festus, MO, Substantial damage. On 12/8/2011, N7138K (rans S-12 experimental aircraft) crashed near Festus memorial airport (fes) in Festus, MO. There were two occupants of the aircraft, a…

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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