# Accident 20060407008089A: Amtr TURBINLEGEND, Hammond, LA, April 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2006, 14:00 local time
- Place: Hammond, LA
- Airport: Hammond Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5214° N, 90.4183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5214&lon=-90.4183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N724TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N724TL-2009-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Willis T/Rocket Flyers TURBINE LEGEND (registry code 056153W, https://openairdocs.org/model/willis-t-rocket-flyers-turbine-legend) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TURBINLEGEND
- Reported engine: WALTER M601*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,430 total, 120 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060407008089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FOLLOWING FAILED INFLIGHT ATTEMPT TO EXTEND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, THE PILOT SET UP FOR A NOSE GEAR RETRACTED LANDING. DURING FINAL APPROACH, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 750 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, AND CAME TO REST AT A HEADING OF 105 DEGREES AFTER SLIDING 120 FEET.

## 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 DFW06LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA097), Apr 7, 2006: Rocket Flyers Turbine Legend (N724TL), Hammond, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N724TL (1)

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

- [Accident 20040507007239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040507007239A), May 7, 2004: Amtr TURBINLEGEND (N724TL), Tipton, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) An experimental aircraft lost engine power and force landed approximately 3 miles east of highway 99 near highway 152 outside the town of Tipton, CA.…

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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