# Incident 19880702025379I: Amtrva SPORTMANVJ22, Morgantown, WV, July 2, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1988, 12:45 local time
- Place: Morgantown, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6375° N, 79.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6375&lon=-79.9469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N889M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N889M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Otcasek-Volmer Sportsman V-J-22 (registry code 95702KL, https://openairdocs.org/model/otcasek-volmer-sportsman-v-j-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVA SPORTMANVJ22
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,400 total, 12 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880702025379I

## Narrative

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

AMPHIBIAN FLIPPED OVER ON CONTACT WITH WATER ON LANDING. PILOT CLAIMS HE CHECKED GEAR UP BUT IT WAS DOWN ON LANDING

## Other reports on N889M (1)

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

- [Incident 19950205001069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950205001069I), Feb 5, 1995: Amtr VJ22 (N889M), Abilene, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: experimental homebuilt amphibious aircraft landed on lake fort phantom, Abilene, Texas. Pilot failed to retract landing gear after departing from…

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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