# NTSB LAX00LA294: Dickenson Avid Magnum, N213H, Ely, NV, August 12, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 12, 2000, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Ely, NV
- Coordinates: 39.420684, -114.999755 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4207&lon=-114.9998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 49970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX00LA294
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49970/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA294

## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for a gusting crosswind that resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent collision with the ground.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing
  - weather condition - crosswind
  - weather condition - gusts
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command
- Hard landing, go-around (vfr)

## Analysis

During landing in a crosswind, the pilot lost directional control and subsequently collided with the dirt at the runway edge.  The landing gear and wings were damaged while attempting to execute a go-around.  According to the pilot, the crosswind gust was about 20 knots and when he lost directional control, he applied full power.  Unable to regain flying speed, the airplane hit the dirt in a nose down position.

## Factual narrative

On August 12, 2000, at 1130 hours Pacific daylight time, a Dickenson Avid Magnum experimental airplane, N213H, landed hard and sheered off the landing gear at Yelland Field, Ely, Nevada, airport.  The airplane, owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage.  The private pilot and his passenger were not injured.  The local area personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed.  The flight originated at Ely approximately 15 minutes before the accident.

According to his report, the pilot was landing on runway 18.  The wind was gusting to 20 knots from the west.  A wind gust resulted in a loss of directional control.  The pilot applied full power to the engine, attempting to regain control of the airplane.  He was unable to obtain flying speed and subsequently "hit the dirt in a nose down position."  There were no mechanical discrepancies with the airplane.

The airplane landed hard, sheered off the landing gear, and damaged both wings.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N213H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N213H-2017-04-07), registration cancelled 2017-04-07, S/N 13, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DICKENSON AVID MAGNUM (AVID MAGNU)
- Registry model: [Dickenson Robert E MAGNUM](https://openairdocs.org/model/dickenson-robert-e-magnum) (registry code 0560545) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 13
- Airframe hours: 140
- Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robert Dickenson
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed: ELY
- Airport: KELY, Yelland Field, runway 18, 6,018 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 76; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 5,000 total, 130 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 12 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 190 °F, dew point 90 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: KEL

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20000812005709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000812005709A), Aug 12, 2000: Amtr MAGNUM, Ely, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilost lost control of the aircraft on landing. (.4) on August 12, 2000, at 1130 hours pacific daylight time, a dickenson avid Magnum experimental…

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.

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