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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr MOUNTAIN GOAT · Palmer, AK · February 13, 2006

Date: February 13, 2006 · 16:30 local
Place: Palmer, AK
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N101MG
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC06CA019
Reported as: Amtr Mountaingoat
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total2,000 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N101MGRegistered now · Kinetic Aviation/Montagne Bill MOUNTAIN GOATS/N 0010 · Built 1997 Airframe modelKinetic Aviation/Montagne Bill MOUNTAIN GOAT Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot, with no passengers aboard, landed his "mountain goat" experimental single engine land airplane on remote gravel airstrip approximately 23 miles south of Palmer, AK. The weather was VFR with good visibilities and ceilings and no significant winds. After normal landing pilot was taxiing to parking when he encountered an area of the airstrip covered with about four inches of water. He had local knowledge of the strip and the gravel surface and considered it safe to continue taxiing. He noticed an area ahead with a small ice ridge and felt the aircraft could easily taxi over it so he continued his taxi. When the aircraft reached the ice ridge it did not go over it but instead came to an abrupt stop and flipped the aircraft over onto its tail. The engine sustained sudden stoppage and there was minor damage to the prop and the rudder.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT, WITH NO PASSENGERS ABOARD, LANDED HIS "MOUNTAIN GOAT" EXPERIMENTAL SINGLE ENGINE LAND AIRPLANE ON REMOTE GRAVEL AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 23 MILES SOUTH OF PALMER, AK. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH GOOD VISIBILITIES AND CEILINGS AND NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS. AFTER NORMAL LANDING PILOT WAS TAXIING TO PARKING WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF THE AIRSTRIP COVERED WITH ABOUT FOUR INCHES OF WATER. HE HAD LOCAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE STRIP AND THE GRAVEL SURFACE AND CONSIDERED IT SAFE TO CONTINUE TAXIING. HE NOTICED AN AREA AHEAD WITH A SMALL ICE RIDGE AND FELT THE AIRCRAFT COULD EASILY TAXI OVER IT SO HE CONTINUED HIS TAXI. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE ICE RIDGE IT DID NOT GO OVER IT BUT INSTEAD CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER ONTO ITS TAIL. THE ENGINE SUSTAINED SUDDEN STOPPAGE AND THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND THE RUDDER.

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 ANC06CA019Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPalmer, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for taxi, which resulted in the airplane nosing over while taxiing after landing. A factor associated with the accident was the rough and uneven terrain.Feb 13, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N101MG · 2

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

Incident 20030206000829IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Palmer, AK(-23) The pilot has been counseled by an FAA inspector, has agreed to obtain ground instruction in off airport operations and to notify this office upon completion of said instruction.Feb 6, 2003 · Minor damage Incident 19970814027059IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Livermore, CANarrative: during interview of pilot, pilot stated that the engine began running rough at approximately 1500 RPM. Pilot states that he tried the mixture, and auxiliary pump with no change. Pilot made a precautionary landing at meadow southeast of san antonio…Aug 14, 1997