# Accident 20060217002669A: Amtr VANSRV4, Wichita, KS, February 17, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2006, 14:50 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Colonel James Jabara Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7475° N, 97.2211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7475&lon=-97.2211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N437T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N437T-2007-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Spane Roger L VANS RV-4 (registry code 05616OD, https://openairdocs.org/model/spane-roger-l-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 VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 143 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060217002669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 36 AT COLONEL JAMES JABARA AIRPORT (AAO), THE CANOPY CAME OPEN AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 100 FEET ALG. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE CANOPY AND LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY IN A SLIGHTLY NOSE LOW, RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE, SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 162 FEET AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. NINE DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PASSENGER DIED FOLLOWING COMPLICATIONS FROM SURGERY.

## 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 DEN06LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA039), Feb 17, 2006: Spane RV-4 (N437T), Wichita, KS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preparation prior to takeoff, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane resulting in a stall and subsequent crash. Factors contributing to the accident were the…

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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