# Accident 19891024042859A: Amtrea EAABIPLANEP2, Caledonia, MN, October 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Caledonia, MN
- Airport: Houston County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6310° N, 91.4996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6310&lon=-91.4996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6FP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6FP-1990-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pierce EAA BIPLANE MP2 (registry code 0562999, https://openairdocs.org/model/pierce-eaa-biplane-mp2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREA EAABIPLANEP2
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 86 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891024042859A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED, VEERED OFF RUNWAY,BEGAN GO AROUND,SNAP ROLLED TO LEFT ON LIFTOFF STRIKING THE WING AND TORE OFF THE ENGINE

## 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 MKC90LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA018), Oct 24, 1989: Pierce MP-2 (N6FP), Caledonia, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS LOSS OF CONTROL DURING RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING.

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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