19850212008969I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrte TIERRA2 · Lewiston, ID · February 12, 1985

Date
February 12, 1985 · 12:00 local
Place
Lewiston, ID
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N49296
Reported as
Amtrte TIERRA2
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX503
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,850 total42 in this make and model42 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.

Misjudged distance above ground, flared too high. Damage to gear, wingtip and strut.

As the FAA filed it

MISJUDGED DISTANCE ABOVE GROUND, FLARED TOO HIGH. DAMAGE TO GEAR, WINGTIP AND STRUT.