# Accident 19881016050089A: Amtrjf BARRACUDA, Detroit, MI, October 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1988, 20:05 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2393° N, 83.6208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2393&lon=-83.6208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48DS-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stiles Charles R BARRACUDA (registry code 05613K2, https://openairdocs.org/model/stiles-charles-r-barracuda) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJF BARRACUDA
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 850 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEC01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881016050089A

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED ON LANDING, APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND BUT HIT RUNWAY NOSE FIRST, BENDING PROP AND DRIVING GEAR THRU WING

## 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 CHI89DEC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEC01), Oct 17, 1988: Experimental Barracuda (N48DS), Ypsilanti, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING AND INABILITY TO APPROPRIATELY CORRECT FOR THE PORPOISE ACTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N48DS (2)

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

- [Incident 19920105002539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920105002539I), Jan 5, 1992: Amtrjf BARRACUDA (N48DS), Lexington, GA, Minor damage. Engine shut down on descent. Emergency landing,had excessive play in throttle control due to broken cable.
- [Incident 19810320023589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810320023589I), Mar 20, 1981: Amtrjf BARRACUDA (N48DS), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Left landing gear collapsed as aircraft made slow left turn off runway. Main gear linkage problem.

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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