# Accident 20060518008439A: Amtr VP1, Corpus Christi, TX, May 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6528° N, 97.5250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6528&lon=-97.5250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72260, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72260-2009-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mahoney Timothy L EVANS VP-1 (registry code 05604WR, https://openairdocs.org/model/mahoney-timothy-l-evans-vp-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VP1
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060518008439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM A PRIVATE STRIP, 5 MILES SOUTH OF CORPUS CHRISTI, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A DUST DEVIL HIT HIS LEFT WIND AND THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED THE WIND ACTION AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A STALL SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT AND SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PILOT.

## 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 DFW06CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA129), May 18, 2006: Mahoney Evans VP-1 (N72260), Corpus Christi, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. A contributing factor was the dust devil/whirlwind.

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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