# Accident 20070422008649A: Amtr RV4, Selma, AL, April 22, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2007, 11:50 local time
- Place: Selma, AL
- Airport: Craig Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3439° N, 86.9881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3439&lon=-86.9881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N186AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N186AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shappley Arnold JR RV-4 (registry code 056082J, https://openairdocs.org/model/shappley-arnold-jr-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 62 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070422008649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 15 AT CRAIG AIRPORT, SELMA, ALABAMA. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.

## 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 ATL07CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA080), Apr 22, 2007: Rans RV-4 (N186AS), Selma, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.

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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