# Incident 19780425008449I: Amtrjf BARRACUDA, Midland, MI, April 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1978, 08:36 local time
- Place: Midland, MI
- Airport: Barstow
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6156° N, 84.2472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6156&lon=-84.2472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N159JY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159JY-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yoder BARRACUDA 300 (registry code 05613B5, https://openairdocs.org/model/yoder-barracuda-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJF BARRACUDA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 9 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780425008449I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ABRUPTLY CHANGED ATTITUDE OF AIRCRAFT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT DROPPED HARD COLLAPSED MAIN GEAR.

## Other reports on N159JY (3)

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

- [Incident 19840319027899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840319027899I), Mar 19, 1984: Amtrjf BARRACUDA (N159JY), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Unsafe left gear down light. Gear down on flyby collapsed on landing. Bent hydraulic actuator shaft. Prevented lock
- [Incident 19791103056749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791103056749I), Nov 3, 1979: Amtrjf BARRACUDA (N159JY), Freeland, MI, Minor damage. Pilot forced to land with nose gear not down and locked. Microswitch attached to gear up lock failed. MS2522531
- [Incident 19780709042919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780709042919I), Jul 9, 1978: Amtrjf BARRACUDA (N159JY), Charlotte, MI, Minor damage. Canopy opened after takeoff due to failure of kitchen cabinet latch. Pilot made hard landing, trying to hold it.

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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