# Accident 20090722020009A: Amtr RANSS6, Santa Rosa, NM, July 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2009
- Place: Santa Rosa, NM
- Airport: Santa Rosa Route 66
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9356° N, 104.6425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9356&lon=-104.6425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N410BT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RANSS6
- Reported engine: AMTR JABIRU3300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 350 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA587](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA587) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090722020009A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 22, 2009 AT 1230 MDT, N410BT, AN AMATEUR BUILT RANS S-6 PILOTED BY A CERTIFICATED SPORT PILOT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 26 AT SANTA ROSA ROUTE 66 AIRPORT (SXU).  THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AND ROSE A FEW FEET INTO THE AIR.  WITHIN SECONDS THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED RISING, RETURNED TO THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, BROKE OFF THE NOSE GEAR, ROLLED AND SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 USING VISUAL FLIGHT RULES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CEN09CA587](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA587), Jul 22, 2009: Tolbert Robert R Rans S-6 (N410BT), Santa Rosa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to avoid an aerodynamic stall during takeoff.

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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