# Incident 19880615042159I: Amtros OSPREY2, Pontiac, MI, June 15, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1988, 08:10 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16LN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16LN-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Newmarch Leroy D OSPREY II (registry code 957052H, https://openairdocs.org/model/newmarch-leroy-d-osprey-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROS OSPREY2
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 1 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880615042159I

## Narrative

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

CANOPY CAME LOOSE ON DOWNWIND. PILOT HELD IT SHUT AND MADE A HARD LANDING WITH THE STICK BETWEEN HIS KNEES.

## Other reports on N16LN (2)

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

- [Incident 19900804040359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900804040359I), Aug 4, 1990: Amtros OSPREY2 (N16LN), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Main gear retracted while turning off runway. No downlock on any gear. Aircraft will be modified.
- [Incident 19890607040899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890607040899I), Jun 7, 1989: Amtros OSPREY2 (N16LN), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Left gear collapsed on rollout. Retract rod had broken. Right rod broke previously due to hard landing.

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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