39.0639° N, 108.5506° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 6, 1983 · 14:10 local
Place
Grand Junction, CO
Airport
Walker
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3246S
Reported as
Amtr Moni
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
460 total0 in this make and model3 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.
Pilot lost control of aircraft on final approach. Hard landing. Pilot did not have a glider rating.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH. HARD LANDING. PILOT DID NOT HAVE A GLIDER RATING.