# Accident 20061121025499A: Amtr CH701, Yerington, NV, November 21, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2006, 14:21 local time
- Place: Yerington, NV
- Airport: Yerington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0039° N, 119.1578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0039&lon=-119.1578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7092B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7092B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pippert David CH-701 (registry code 05615O9, https://openairdocs.org/model/pippert-david-ch-701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH701
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 550 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061121025499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N7029B, AN AMATEUR BUILD KIT AIRCRAFT, WHILE LANDING AT YERINGTON, NV (O43) IN STRONG WINDS, CRASHED ON THE RAMP. PILOT STATED HE INTENDED TO FLY OVER TO A TIE DOWN ON THE RAMP, SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND THEN SECURE IT TO A TIE-DOWN. HE ADDED THAT THE STALL SPEED OF THIS AIRCRAFT WAS 28 KNOTS. HE SAID THAT AS HE WAS FLYING TOWARD THE TIE DOWN A GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TOUCHDOWN, RESULTING IN THE LEFT MAIN TIRE DEFLATING. RAMP MARKINGS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT THEN TWISTED APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT INTO A RIGHT CROSSWIND. THIS BENT THE NOSE GEAR SUCH THAT THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RAMP SURFACE. THE LEFT WING TIP ALSO CONTACTED THE SURFACE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIRE WALL OCCURRED AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND DESTRUCTION OF THE PROPELLER. THE SINGLE OCCUPANT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 LAX07CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA042), Nov 21, 2006: Pippert Zenith CH-701 (N7092B), Yerington, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain both directional and pitch control.

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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