# Incident 19840729044229I: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S, Centralia, IL, July 29, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1984, 13:00 local time
- Place: Centralia, IL
- Airport: Mathis Rla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5221° N, 89.1235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centralia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5221&lon=-89.1235&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61AC-1997-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Blatter Richard PITTS S2S (registry code 72216B2, https://openairdocs.org/model/blatter-richard-pitts-s2s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPT PITTSSPECS2S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 39 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729044229I

## Narrative

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

DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT ON A HARD LANDING. BLAMED A GUSTY WIND AND DOWNDRAFTS.

## Other reports on N61AC (1)

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

- [Accident 19951008036179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951008036179A), Oct 8, 1995: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S (N61AC), Chicago/Waukega, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Collided with runway during series of low level rolls. Over gross weight. Aft center gravity. Low skill level. (-23) on October 8, 1995, at approximately 1217…

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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