# Accident 20040929027349A: Amtr RV4, Custer, SD, September 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2004, 12:30 local time
- Place: Custer, SD
- Airport: Custer County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7333° N, 103.6178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7333&lon=-103.6178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N968MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N968MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arganbright Michael J VANS RV-4 (registry code 056120V, https://openairdocs.org/model/arganbright-michael-j-vans-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,017 total, 159 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040929027349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING AT CUT, RUNWAY 26, PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES. RIGHT BRAKE WAS FULLY APPLIED, LEFT BRAKE TO A LESSER DEGREE. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY (NORTH) AND CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN (40 DEGREES) IN A RAVINE.

## 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 CHI04CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA289), Sep 29, 2004: Arganbright Vans RV-4 (N968MA), Custer, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Factors were the sudden wind shift and the embankment.

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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