# Accident 20090828016579A: Amtr AIRCAM, Hamilton, MT, August 28, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2009, 20:02 local time
- Place: Hamilton, MT
- Airport: Ravalli County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2514° N, 114.1256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2514&lon=-114.1256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N950TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N950TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meyer Robert AIR CAM (registry code 05623KN, https://openairdocs.org/model/meyer-robert-air-cam) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AIRCAM
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 1,650 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA421) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090828016579A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON AUGUST 27, 2009, AT 2002 LOCAL TIME, AN AIR-CAM, N950TC, REGISTERED TO AND PILOTED BY ROBERT DALE MEYER, CRASHED ON LANDING AT THE RAVALLI COUNTY AIRPORT, HAMILTON, MONTANA (6S5) ON THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE ACTIVE TAXIWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD LOST THE RT MAING LANDING GEAR WHEEL EARLIER THAT FLIGHT, WHICH ONLY LEFT THE RT LANDING GEAR SHAFT TO CONTACT THE GROUND UPON LANDING.  WHEN THE RT L/G SHAFT DUG INTO THE DIRT AT THE EAST EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY, IT SPUN THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP, DAMAGING THE FRONT BOTTOM AREA OF FUSELAGE, RT SIDE OF FUSELAGE NEAR THE PILOTS SEAT, REAR OF FUSELAGE BEHIND THE WING STRUT MOUNTS AND TAIL WHEEL MOUNT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS UNINJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE RAVALLI COUNTY AIRPORT, HAMILTON MT.  (6S5) AT AROUND 1830 MDT.  NTSB: WAYNE POLLACK 310-380-5654.

## 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 WPR09CA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA421), Aug 28, 2009: Meyer Robert AIR CAM (N950TC), Hamilton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the right main landing gear wheel due to the flight's encounter with soft terrain while landing on an unimproved river sandbar. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision…

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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