# Accident 20060401004689A: Amtr RANSS7, Hudson, CO, April 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2006, 16:30 local time
- Place: Hudson, CO
- Airport: Platte Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1000° N, 104.7017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1000&lon=-104.7017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N924LB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N924LB-2016-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mclaughlin Ronald J RANS S-7 (registry code 05628E6, https://openairdocs.org/model/mclaughlin-ronald-j-rans-s-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS7
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 475 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060401004689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PIC ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS BEING INTRODUCED TO HIS AIRCRAFT FOR THE FIRST TIME AS THE OPERATOR. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ DOES NOT HAVE A TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT. THE OWNER/BUILDER ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ OF THIS AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT WAS FAMILIARIZING THE PIC ON THE OPERATION OF THIS AIRCRAFT. THE TWO OF THEM FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, WITH THE OWNER OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT. THE OWNER LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND SWITCHED SEAT POSITIONS (FORE AND AFT SEATS) AND THE PIC TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE TAKEOFF WAS SUCCESSFUL. THE PIC LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER MANEUVERING IT FROM BASE TO FINAL. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED BELLY FIRST INTO AN OIL TANK LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 100' OFF CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE OWNER SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG, AND THE PIC HAD MINOR BUMPS AND BRUISES.

## 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 DEN06LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA055), Apr 1, 2006: McLaughlin Rans S-7 (N924LB), Hudson, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted landing. Contributing factors include the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making, the pilot's lack of…

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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