Arthur P Matthews ACRO SPORT II N86AM
14 October 2000 · Huntersville, North Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 October 2000 at about 21:00 local time, a Arthur P Matthews ACRO SPORT II registered N86AM was involved in an accident near Huntersville, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntersville, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bradford (NC05)
- Coordinates
- 35.4096, -80.8403
- Aircraft
- Arthur P Matthews ACRO SPORT II
- Registration
- N86AM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Burgaw → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA01LA005
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's misjudgment of the distance/speed and failure to attain the proper touchdown point or affect a timely go-around which resulted in the aircraft overrunning the runway and incurring substantial damage when it ran into a streambed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that during the landing he could not stop before encountering the end of the runway, and the aircraft exited the runway and came to an abrupt stop in a small streambed, incurring substantial damage. There were no malfunctions to the airplane, or its systems, prior to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2000 | John Thomas CLOUD DANCER 2 | Franklin, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 10 Mar 2000 | Cessna 172L | Beaufort, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 2000 | Cessna 172L | Beaufort, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 2000 | Douglas DC-3 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 2000 | Aerospatiale ATR-72-212 | Ashevelle, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |