19850908043499A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr HUMMING BIRD · Tucson, AZ · September 8, 1985

Date
September 8, 1985 · 09:08 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Ryan
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N14GJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85FA385
Reported as
Amtr Hummingbird
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total50 in this make and model10 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.

Got airborne, then landed on all 3 gears. Rolled for 3 seconds, then pitched up and went onto back. First flight.

As the FAA filed it

GOT AIRBORNE, THEN LANDED ON ALL 3 GEARS. ROLLED FOR 3 SECONDS, THEN PITCHED UP AND WENT ONTO BACK. FIRST FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.