35.5340° N, 97.6469° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WILEY POST (PWA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 12, 1983 · 18:40 local
Place
Bethany, OK
Airport
Wiley Post
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2098V
Reported as
Amtr LM2
Reported engine
Lycoming IGSO480*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
822 total2 in this make and model18 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.
On rollout nose gear folded upon contact with the runway. Forward retract rod spring tension not correct.
As the FAA filed it
ON ROLLOUT NOSE GEAR FOLDED UPON CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. FORWARD RETRACT ROD SPRING TENSION NOT CORRECT.