# Accident 20080223832459A: Amtr RANSS4, Minneapolis, MN, February 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2008, 15:41 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Airlake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6278° N, 93.2281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6278&lon=-93.2281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215LY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215LY-2008-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans S-4 COYOTE I (registry code 0590205, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-4-coyote-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS4
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080223832459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FOLLOWING A PRACTICE LANDING IN A CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT THE PILOT IN COMMAND POWERED UP N215LY (RANZ COYOTE S-4) FOR TAKEOFF INTENDING TO REMAIN IN PATTERN. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN CROSSWIND LIFTED RIGHT WING CAUSING LEFT WING TO STRIKE GROUND. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED, AND THEN DEPARTED RUNWAY 13 AT KLVN TO NORTH INTO SNOW. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKEN, FUSELAGE FRAME IN FRONT OF LEFT ELEVATOR BENT. PROP HAS CRACK ON BACK SIDE 6" FROM BASE. RIGHT WING MAY ALSO BE DAMAGED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI08CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA086), Feb 23, 2008: Rans S-4 Coyote I (N215LY), Lakeville, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions. Factors included the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of the airplane…

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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