# Accident 19890408006899A: Amtrms F85P1, Redding, CA, April 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1989, 08:28 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Redding Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6000° N, 122.4600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6000&lon=-122.4600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N611AA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N611AA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morse George JR F85P-1 (registry code 05613KQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/morse-george-jr-f85p-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMS F85P1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DVG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890408006899A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED TO AVOID SMALL ANIMAL ON RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF. LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 LAX89DVG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVG05), Apr 8, 1989: Morse F85P-1 (N611AA), Redding, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ANIMAL ON THE RUNWAY. FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL GROUND LOOP AND THE RESULTANT LOSS OF CONTROL.

## Other reports on N611AA (4)

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

- [Incident 19970518014929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970518014929I), May 18, 1997: Amtrms F85P1 (N611AA), Redding, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: engine-driven hydraulic pump pressure line burst losing all fluids. Unable to extend landing gear. Aircraft landed on belly. Damaged propeller and…
- [Incident 19930724031219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930724031219I), Jul 24, 1993: Amtrms F85P1 (N611AA), Wendover, UT, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped on landing rollout. Landing gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19900120006229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900120006229I), Jan 20, 1990: Amtrms F85P1 (N611AA), Red Bluff, CA, Minor damage. Unable to lock right gear down. Elected to land gear up. Had a faulty gear limit switch.
- [Incident 19860806061019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860806061019I), Aug 6, 1986: Amtrms F85P1 (N611AA), Scottsbluff, NE, Minor damage. Returned with rough engine. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Weak hydraulic bypass spring and an overrich mixture.

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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