# Incident 20081225855029I: Houts AVIDMARKIV, Chisolm, MN, December 25, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 2008, 15:30 local time
- Place: Chisolm, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N43280, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43280) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Houts Jerry R AVID MARK IV (registry code 95708EY, https://openairdocs.org/model/houts-jerry-r-avid-mark-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOUTS AVIDMARKIV
- Reported engine: JABIRU JABIRU22A903
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 224 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081225855029I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED HIS SKI EQUIPPED AVID MARK IV LOCALLY ON A 12/25/2008 FROM HIS PERSONAL LANDING STRIP LOCATED ON HIS PROPERTY.  AFTER BEING AIRBORNE, AND EXPERIENCING TURBULENT CONDITIONS IN FLIGHT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED TO LAND.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATEMENT INDICATED THAT HE CAME IN "HIGHER AND FASTER THAN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN".  THIS WAS DUE IN PART TO TREES AT THE END OF HIS STRIP THAT HE HAD TO CLEAR.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO INDICATES THAT HE WAS ALSO "SOMEWHAT BLINDED" BY THE SUN COMING IN FROM THE HORIZON.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ELECTED TO LAND ON THE SOFT SNOW AT THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF HIS STRIP TO FACILITATE SLOWING DOWN UPON LANDING.  THE CENTER AREA OF THE STRIP IS REPORTED AS PACKED SNOW.  DURING LANDING HIS AIRCRAFT SKIPPED TWICE.  UPON THE THIRD CONTACT THE DRAG OF SNOW UPON THE SKI CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.  GENERAL AVIATION OPERATIONS INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONDUCTED AN INTERVIEW WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON JANUARY 5, 2009.  THROUGH INTERVIEW INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COUNSELED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND FOUND HIM TO BE AWARE OF ISSUES RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N43280 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20111021024179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111021024179A), Oct 21, 2011: Houts Jerry R AVID MARK IV (N43280), Hibbing, MN, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Was heading east at about 800 ft when the aircraft cabin began to fill with fumes and smoke. At that point, [privacy data omitted] had…

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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