# Accident 20120103000289A: Butler John R SX 300, Truth Or Conseq, NM, January 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2012, 12:30 local time
- Place: Truth Or Conseq, NM
- Airport: Truth Or Consequences, Nm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2369° N, 107.2717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2369&lon=-107.2717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N120J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Butler John R SX 300 (registry code 05612VN, https://openairdocs.org/model/butler-john-r-sx-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUTLER JOHN R SX 300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,296 total, 150 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120103000289A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 3, 2012, AT 1220 MST A BUTLER SX-30, N120J, REGISTERED TO RAINBOW SPORTS, INC., SUSTAINED A HARD LANDING WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT, VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILELD AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NEW MEXICO ON JANUARY 3, 2011 AT 1220 MST.

## 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 CEN12CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA121), Jan 3, 2012: Butler John R SX 300 (N120J), Truth or Consequences, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain airplane control during takeoff due to his distraction with the improperly secured canopy, which he forgot to latch.

## Other reports on N120J (2)

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

- [Incident 20010903023639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010903023639I), Sep 3, 2001: Amtr SX300 (N120J), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft departed slc, on climbout pilot noticed that the hydraulic power pack advisory light indicated it was still operating. Pilot turned the circuit…
- [Accident 19990612006829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990612006829A), Jun 12, 1999: Amtr SX300 (N120J), Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. Acft was involved in an air show when its left main landing gear collapsed on landing. (From .19) on June 12, 1999, at 1200 mountain daylight time, a butler…

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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