# Incident 19831102070139I: Amtr ROHRSTAFF, Grosse Ile, MI, November 2, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1983, 15:15 local time
- Place: Grosse Ile, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1292° N, 83.1444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grosse Ile, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1292&lon=-83.1444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811RR-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rohrstaff HOMEBUILT (registry code 0562793, https://openairdocs.org/model/rohrstaff-homebuilt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ROHRSTAFF
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 5 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831102070139I

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF. BROUGHT THROTTLE BACK. HARD LANDING. GEAR FAILED. NO INSTRUCTION OR ENDORSEMENT IN THIS AIRCRAFT

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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