41.8359° N, 86.2252° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at JERRY TYLER MEML (3TR), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 29, 1988 · 15:39 local
Place
Niles, MI
Airport
Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N507
Reported as
Amtrbw FLYBABY1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
315 total4 in this make and model4 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.
Made hard crosswind landing. Wooden gear axle failed. Continued down runway before nosing up and back down on gear.
As the FAA filed it
MADE HARD CROSSWIND LANDING. WOODEN GEAR AXLE FAILED. CONTINUED DOWN RUNWAY BEFORE NOSING UP AND BACK DOWN ON GEAR.