# Incident 19870820064279I: Amtrva SPORTMANVJ22, Bethel, AK, August 20, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1987, 22:35 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5208 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVA SPORTMANVJ22
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 20 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870820064279I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR SWUNG FORWARD DURING HARD SURFACE LANDING. HULL AND SPONSONS DAMAGED. GEAR SLIDE TUBES SLIT, BROKEN.

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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