# Accident 20090830017399A: Amtr STEENSKYBOLT, Denver, CO, August 30, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2009, 11:58 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Rocky Mountain Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9089° N, 105.1172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9089&lon=-105.1172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3278K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3278K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Warner Lewis STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 05655JM, https://openairdocs.org/model/warner-lewis-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STEENSKYBOLT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA553](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA553) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090830017399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING AN UNCOMMANDED TURN TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY STRIKING AN AIRPORT VASI LIGHT WITH THE LEFT LOWR WING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ABRUBTLY TURN APPROX 90 DEGREES UPON STRIKING THE VASI.  NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN09CA553](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA553), Aug 30, 2009: Warner Lewis Steen (N3278K), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control due to an internal mechanical failure of the left wheel that caused the wheel to seize.

## Other reports on N3278K (1)

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

- [Incident 19870829073389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870829073389I), Aug 29, 1987: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N3278K), Brighton, CO. Engine stopped. Forced landing in a field. Found water in fuel. Replaced fuel and flew back to airport.

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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