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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Acrosportii · Hertford, NC · July 2, 2006

Date: July 2, 2006 · 12:00 local
Place: Hertford, NC
Airport: Craig Craft
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6N
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL06CA100
Reported as: Amtr Acrosportii
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,100 total2 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The instructor privacy data omitted was giving duel instruction to the pilot privacy data omitted who was occupying the rear seat of the tandem seat aircraft (the rear seat is occupied for solo flight). On short approach the aircraft struck a power line. The line broke, slowing the aircraft. The aircraft landed hard, collapsing the main gear and substantially damaging the aircraft. The instructor privacy data omitted received serious back injuries and the pilot privacy data omitted was slightly injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GIVING DUEL INSTRUCTION TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO WAS OCCUPYING THE REAR SEAT OF THE TANDEM SEAT AIRCRAFT (THE REAR SEAT IS OCCUPIED FOR SOLO FLIGHT). ON SHORT APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE. THE LINE BROKE, SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, COLLAPSING THE MAIN GEAR AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED SERIOUS BACK INJURIES AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL06CA100Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportHertford, NCThe certified flight instructor and commercial pilot receiving instruction failure to maintain a visual look out, resulting in a wire strike on final approach, and collapse of the main landing gear on touchdown.Jul 2, 2006 · Substantial damage