# Incident 19810520035209I: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT, Pontiac, MI, May 20, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1981, 09:05 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8511X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8511X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grossman Murray A MIDGET MUSTANG-I (registry code 1690355, https://openairdocs.org/model/grossman-murray-a-midget-mustang-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANGMIDGT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 359 total, 2 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810520035209I

## Narrative

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

ZD PILOT OVERCONTROLLED DURING LANDING. DEPARTED RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND NOSED UP IN SOFT GROUND WITH PROP DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N8511X (2)

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

- [Incident 19850816067319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850816067319I), Aug 16, 1985: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT (N8511X), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Failed to add full power on go around attempt. Lost directional control and veered off runway.
- [Incident 19820424019109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820424019109I), Apr 24, 1982: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT (N8511X), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Fixed landing gear collapsed while practicing touch and go landings. Landing gear torque tube failed.

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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