# Accident 20060824018409A: Amtr VANSRV6, Erie, CO, August 24, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2006, 17:15 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri-County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6136° N, 105.0347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6136&lon=-105.0347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N442E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N442E-2009-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gordon Glenn S VANS RV-6 (registry code 0561189, https://openairdocs.org/model/gordon-glenn-s-vans-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 47 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060824018409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 24, 2006 AT 17:15 AIRCRAFT N442R WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 15, THERE WAS A LEFT CROSSWIND. THE PLANE WEATHERVANED INTO THE WIND. RUDDER CONTROL WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO KEEP THE PLANE ON THE RUNWAY. THE PLANE BOUNCED ON THE LEFT TAXIWAY CAUSING LIFT AND THEN IT STALLED, IMPACTING THE GROUND.

## 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 DEN06CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA117), Aug 24, 2006: Gordon Vans RV-6 (N442E), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind.

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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