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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Amtr COMPAIR7SL · Canon City, CO · September 5, 2004

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Date: September 5, 2004 · 13:15 local
Place: Canon City, CO
Airport: Fremont County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N821DL
Reported as: Amtr COMPAIR7SL
Reported engine: WALTER M601*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,604 total104 in this make and model104 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) While making an approach into 1V6 Canon City, CO, about 15 feet from touchdown, a strong gust of wind came out of the southwest and blew the aircraft off centerline with right wing high. The pilot leveled the aircraft, but his RPM was too slow for a go-around and he landed the aircraft off the runway at 20 degrees. The aircraft was slowing when it struck a berm. The aircraft's prop was damaged when it encountered the berm off to the left of the runway and the aircraft jumped the berm and damaged the undercarriage and the landing gear. Aircraft came to stop and the pilot exited and was unharmed. Estimated cost of repair minus prop and engine $4,500 of the total cost of the aircraft $275,000.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE MAKING AN APPROACH INTO 1V6 CANON CITY, CO, ABOUT 15 FEET FROM TOUCHDOWN, A STRONG GUST OF WIND CAME OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OFF CENTERLINE WITH RIGHT WING HIGH. THE PILOT LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT, BUT HIS RPM WAS TOO SLOW FOR A GO-AROUND AND HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY AT 20 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWING WHEN IT STRUCK A BERM. THE AIRCRAFT'S PROP WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED THE BERM OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT JUMPED THE BERM AND DAMAGED THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND THE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT CAME TO STOP AND THE PILOT EXITED AND WAS UNHARMED. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR MINUS PROP AND ENGINE $4,500 OF THE TOTAL COST OF THE AIRCRAFT $275,000.