20090512022319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr BEARHAWK · Round Mountain, NV · May 12, 2009

Date
May 12, 2009 · 12:50 local
Place
Round Mountain, NV
Airport
Hadley
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N232PF
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09CA240
Reported as
Amtr Bearhawk
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,170 total760 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot stated; he attempted takeoff when crosswind conditions existed. An abrupt change in the direction occurred just before liftoff and he was unable to apply sufficient correction. The right wingtip struck the ground and the airplane landed hard off the side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED; HE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WHEN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS EXISTED. AN ABRUPT CHANGE IN THE DIRECTION OCCURRED JUST BEFORE LIFTOFF AND HE WAS UNABLE TO APPLY SUFFICIENT CORRECTION. THE RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.