# Incident 20060917021259I: Amtr RIDGERUNNER3, Talkeetna, AK, September 17, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2006, 13:00 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RIDGERUNNER3
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060917021259I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DAT^ HE TOOK OFF FROM WOLF LAKE AIRPORT LOCATED IN PALMER, AK IN A ROCKY MOUNTAIN RIDGE RUNNER III. HE FLEW TO AND LANDED ON A GRAVEL BAR ON SHEEP RIVER LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH OF THE TALKEETNA AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE. OTHER DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE VMC AND WIND WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. AMENDMENTS TO FOLLOW.

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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