# Accident 20050521016029A: Amtr RV8, Durango, CO, May 21, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2005, 08:30 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Animas Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2033° N, 107.8700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2033&lon=-107.8700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hepperlen RV-8 (registry code 056130N, https://openairdocs.org/model/hepperlen-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV8
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050521016029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE HAD SERVICED THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES BY ADDING FLUID TO THE BRAKES RESERVOIR. DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL ONE OF HIS FEET SLIPPED OFF THE RUDDER PEDAL DUE TO THE SPILLED HYDRAULIC FLUID ON THE PEDAL. HE REDUCED THE POWER, HOWEVER THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED A HILL. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE LEFT LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS BENT AND HAD PUSHED THE GEARBOX HOUSING INTO THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT CONTINUED ON HIS FLIGHT WITHOUT GETTING A FERRY PERMIT. THEREFORE, THIS OFFICE COULD NOT VISIT THE SCENE.

## 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 DEN05LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA115), May 21, 2005: Hepperlen RV-8 (N25MH), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the ground roll.

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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