# Incident 19850608032679I: Amtros OSPREY2, Jackson, MI, June 8, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Jackson, MI
- Airport: Jackson Co Reynol
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2434° N, 84.4049° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2434&lon=-84.4049&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83WJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83WJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jonas Willard G OSPREY II (registry code 957051L, https://openairdocs.org/model/jonas-willard-g-osprey-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROS OSPREY2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 135 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850608032679I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS DISTRACTED DURING APPROACH AND FAILED TO EXTEND WHEELS.

## Other reports on N83WJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19830528028959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830528028959I), May 28, 1983: Amtros OSPREY2 (N83WJ), Jackson, MI, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on the landing roll. Twisted torque tube prevented a lock down.

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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