# Incident 19850225012249I: Amtrjf BARRACUDA, Palm Springs, CA, February 25, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8303° N, 116.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8303&lon=-116.5453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buethe-William BARRACUDA (registry code 05613C9, https://openairdocs.org/model/buethe-william-barracuda) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJF BARRACUDA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 375 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850225012249I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED TO LOCK WHEEL DOWN.

## Other reports on N78WB (2)

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

- [Incident 19940923036639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940923036639I), Sep 23, 1994: Amtrjf BARRACUDA (N78WB), Hemet, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Electical problem with hydraulic pump which failed lock nose gear down.
- [Incident 19831205071559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831205071559I), Dec 5, 1983: Amtrjf BARRACUDA (N78WB), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Attempted to lower gear. Bracket securing uplock cable to instrument panel structure was broken.

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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