# Accident 20060422005329A: Arostr RX8, Albuquerque, NM, April 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2006, 08:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2042° N, 106.5778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2042&lon=-106.5778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7142S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7142S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RX 8 (registry code 7487008, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AROSTR RX8
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 84 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060422005329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING, PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ LOST HER BALANCE WHEN BASKET TIPPED AND FELL ON PILOT. MEDICAL DETERMINATION INDICATED A SPRAINED ANKLE. NEXT DAY, MEDICAL OFFICE CALLED TO SAY THEY FOUND A SMALL HAIRLINE FRACTURE IN ANKLE. LANDING WAS HARD AND PASSENGERS VERIFIED THAT HARD LANDING BRIEFING WAS GIVEN.

## 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 DEN06CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA069), Apr 22, 2006: Aerostar International RX 8 (N7142S), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inability to maintain a proper descent rate due to the high winds, resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the high wind conditions.

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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