# Incident 19880213013319I: Amtrnc 320LANCAIR, Visalia, CA, February 13, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Visalia Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3186° N, 119.3929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VISALIA MUNI (VIS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3186&lon=-119.3929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17EC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17EC-2020-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Roach/Sperry LANCAIR 320 (registry code 056129G, https://openairdocs.org/model/roach-sperry-lancair-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRNC 320LANCAIR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 50 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880213013319I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING. BALLOONED ON THE FLARE. LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N17EC (1)

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

- [Incident 19881116058699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881116058699I), Nov 16, 1988: Amtrnc 320LANCAIR (N17EC), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Hit a yield sign while taxiing to the active runway. Minor damage to the propeller.

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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