# Accident 19890317004189A: Amtr SANDPIPER, Portmouth, VA, March 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1989, 11:02 local time
- Place: Portmouth, VA
- Airport: Hampton Roads Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7996° N, 76.4208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7996&lon=-76.4208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N339RH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N339RH-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Halstead Richard J SANDPIPER (registry code 0561661, https://openairdocs.org/model/halstead-richard-j-sandpiper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SANDPIPER
- Reported engine: CONT C7512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89DID01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89DID01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890317004189A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON FIRST LANDING UNABLE TO FLARE. PITCH UP ON GO AROUND UNABLE TO LOWER NOSE. RUDDERVATORS, SET WRONG PITCH

## 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 BFO89DID01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89DID01), Mar 17, 1989: Halstead Sandpiper (N339RH), Chesapeake, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT/BUILDERS IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE RUDDERVADOR AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE FAILURE OF THE FAA TO DETECT THE FLAW DURING THE…

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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