# Incident 19850816051049I: Amtrav AVTEK400, Camarillo, CA, August 16, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1985, 10:08 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2138° N, 119.0944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAMARILLO (CMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2138&lon=-119.0944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400AV-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avtek 400 (registry code 05613EU, https://openairdocs.org/model/avtek-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAV AVTEK400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 66 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850816051049I

## Narrative

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

TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON NOSE GEAR DURING LANDING. DAMAGE TO GEAR AND FORWARD FUSELAGE ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N400AV (1)

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

- [Incident 19850429026749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850429026749I), Apr 29, 1985: Amtrav AVTEK400 (N400AV), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing. Pilot was unable to verify gear position due to sun. Gear motor, and horn breaker popped

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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