# Incident 19850307013359I: Amtrwr FW190, El Cajon, CA, March 7, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1985, 09:30 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8498J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8498J-2020-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Westman Barry N FW-190A (registry code 0566421, https://openairdocs.org/model/westman-barry-n-fw-190a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWR FW190
- Reported engine: LYC GO435
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850307013359I

## Narrative

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

BECAME AIRBORNE DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI RUN. ENGINE BACKFIRED. TOUCHDOWN HARD ENOUGH TO BREAK GEAR SUPPORT BRACKET.

## Other reports on N8498J (1)

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

- [Incident 19980311006669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980311006669I), Mar 11, 1998: Amtr FW190 (N8498J), Apple Valley, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on March 11, 1998 at approximately 1130 PST, Mr. Paul w. kiener was test running his focke wulf 190A on the ground to determine the effects of…

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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