19800414009629A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrwt Tailwind · Georgetown, CA · April 14, 1980

Date
April 14, 1980 · 14:00 local
Place
Georgetown, CA
Airport
Georgetown
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N99763
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DVG28
Reported as
Amtrwt Tailwind
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
244 total17 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Bounced on hard landing, stalled, dropped to runway. Collapsed main gear, broke wing spar.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED ON HARD LANDING, STALLED, DROPPED TO RUNWAY. COLLAPSED MAIN GEAR, BROKE WING SPAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.