# Accident 20060702017099A: Amtr ACROSPORTII, Hertford, NC, July 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2006, 12:00 local time
- Place: Hertford, NC
- Airport: Craig Craft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2636° N, 76.4933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2636&lon=-76.4933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ACROSPORTII
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 2 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060702017099A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL06CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA100), Jul 2, 2006: Nickel Acro II (N6N), Hertford, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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