# Accident 19880702025769A: Amtr DRAGONFLY, Fowlerville, MI, July 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1988, 08:30 local time
- Place: Fowlerville, MI
- Airport: Maple Grove Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6610° N, 84.0691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6610&lon=-84.0691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N192AP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N192AP-2022-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Perkins Allen R VIKING DRAGONFLY (registry code 05644LD, https://openairdocs.org/model/perkins-allen-r-viking-dragonfly) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRAGONFLY
- Reported engine: AMTRVW HAPI60EVOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 476 total, 3 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEC04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880702025769A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING, BOUNCED, BROKE THE WING SPAR ON IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88DEC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEC04), Jul 2, 1988: Perkins Dragonfly (N192AP), Fowlerville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE CONTROL OF HIS HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT BY TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTIONS FOR RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND ABRUPTLY ON THE THIRD…

## Other reports on N192AP (1)

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

- [Accident 19860406009759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860406009759A), Apr 6, 1986: Amtr DRAGONFLY (N192AP), Lansing, MI, Substantial damage. Initial flight in homebuilt aircraft. Pilot overcontrol caused pitch up and hard landing damaged aircraft.

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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