# Accident 20070812017829A: Amtr DAKOTAHKDH23, Sebring, FL, August 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2007, 11:41 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Airport: Sebring Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4564° N, 81.3422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4564&lon=-81.3422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6128A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6128A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ackert Robert DAKOTA HAWK DH23 (registry code 05610EU, https://openairdocs.org/model/ackert-robert-dakota-hawk-dh23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12 (registry code 17124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DAKOTAHKDH23
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 446 total, 90 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070812017829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 12, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1141 EDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBULT DAKOTA HAWK, N6128A, FLOWN BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON RUNWAY 14 AT THE SEBRING, FLORIDA AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND THE RIGHT WING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE ONLY PERSON ABOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 NYC07CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA190), Aug 12, 2007: Ackert Dakota Hawk DH23 (N6128A), Sebring, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Preexisting cracking of the landing gear tubing.

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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