# Accident 20070704018049A: Amtr XAIRRAJHAMSA, Pima, AZ, July 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2007, 10:15 local time
- Place: Pima, AZ
- Airport: Flying J Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8478° N, 109.8817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8478&lon=-109.8817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521F-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rajhamsa XAIR (registry code 05901YS, https://openairdocs.org/model/rajhamsa-xair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582ULDCDI-99 (registry code 55560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582uldcdi-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR XAIRRAJHAMSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582UL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 40 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070704018049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN DOWNDRAFT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DRIVEN INTO THE RUNWAY AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE DOWN THE RUNWAY UNTIL THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND PLUNGED DOWN THE EMBANKMENT INTO A DITCH.

## 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 LAX07CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA203), Jul 4, 2007: Rajhamsa Xair (N521F), Pima, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and his failure to maintain directional airplane control during landing rollout.

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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