# Incident 19851205070639I: Amtrte TIERRA2, Mckinney, TX, December 5, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1985, 10:00 local time
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Airport: Aero Country
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2084° N, 96.7419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AERO COUNTRY (T31), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2084&lon=-96.7419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103GE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103GE-1997-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Comegys Cornelius George TIERRA II (registry code 05675SQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/comegys-cornelius-george-tierra-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTE TIERRA2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 35 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851205070639I

## Narrative

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

CONTROLS LOCKED AFTER TAKEOFF AND AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND. ELEVATOR BELL CRANK BENT CAUSING TORQUE TUBE TO BIND.

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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