# Incident 19830529033309I: Amtr MITCHELLB10, Topeka, KS, May 29, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1983, 10:00 local time
- Place: Topeka, KS
- Airport: Mesa Verde
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1556° N, 95.7433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Mesa Verde Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1556&lon=-95.7433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80521, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80521-2007-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hittle Ivan & Wayne MITCHELL B-10 (registry code 0566605, https://openairdocs.org/model/hittle-ivan-wayne-mitchell-b-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MITCHELLB10
- Reported engine: GLADEN R5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 45 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830529033309I

## Narrative

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

ALUMINUM TUBE FROM NOSE GEAR TO SPAR BROKE AFTER TAKEOFF. ABORTED AND LANDED ON REMAINING RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N80521 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830831050459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830831050459I), Aug 31, 1983: Amtr MITCHELLB10 (N80521), Topeka, KS, Minor damage. Propeller shaft sheared. Made a safe landing. Stainless steel shaft too weak. Will use stress proofed steel.

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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