# Accident 19890311003709A: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER, Lincoln, NE, March 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1989, 10:45 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8704° N, 96.7097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8704&lon=-96.7097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81GJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPL AIRCAMPER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311003709A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND OVERTURNED ON TAKEOFF. FOUND LOOSE FRONT COCKPIT SEAT HAD FALLEN TO FLOOR. JAMMED LEFT BRAKE.

## 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 MKC89LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA077), Mar 11, 1989: Jennings Pietenpol Aircamper (N81GJ), Lincoln, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO ADEQUATELY PREFLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN A FRONT COCKPIT SEAT CUSHION INTERFERING WITH THE RUDDER PEDALS AND BRAKES.

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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