# Accident 20061011030539A: Amtr ACROSPORTI, Delta, CO, October 11, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2006, 10:15 local time
- Place: Delta, CO
- Airport: Blake Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7853° N, 108.0636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7853&lon=-108.0636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N511SH-2010-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Huff Roger ACRO SPORT I (registry code 05611X3, https://openairdocs.org/model/huff-roger-acro-sport-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ACROSPORTI
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,157 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061011030539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 11, 2006 AT APPROX. 1015 MST A HUFF, ACRO SPORT, N511SH, DEPARTED THE LH SIDE OF RWY 03 AT DELTA, CO WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OWNER AND PIC, WAS INJURED WITH 3 BROKEN RIBS. HE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL, CHECKED OVER, AND RELEASED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LH LOWER WING SPAR, LH MAIN GEAR SEPARATED, AND PROP STRIKE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING A LANDING HE STAYED TO THE LH OF CENTERLINE TO ENSURE TIP CLEARANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION ON THE RH PARALLEL TAXIWAY. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DRIFTED OFF THE PAVEMENT, HIT SOFT DIRT AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, CONTACTED A LARGE ROCK, AND FINALLY NOSED DOWN.

## 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 DEN07CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA007), Oct 11, 2006: Huff Acro Sport I (N511SH), Delta, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to select a touchdown point a safe distance from the construction crew, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Contributing factors in this accident…

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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