# Incident 19900419010219I: Amtr HATZVAN, Helena, MT, April 19, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1990, 18:00 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6067° N, 111.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HELENA RGNL (HLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6067&lon=-111.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25104, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vandergeest HATZ-VAN (registry code 0561383, https://openairdocs.org/model/vandergeest-hatz-van) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HATZVAN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 18 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900419010219I

## Narrative

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

PILOT BOUNCED ON LANDING. GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT STATED HE WAS BLINDED BY THE SUN.

## Other reports on N25104 (2)

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

- [Incident 19861112076869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861112076869I), Nov 12, 1986: Amtr HATZVAN (N25104), Rice Lake, WI, Minor damage. The aircraft hit a frost heave on takeoff resulting in gear damage on landing at destination airport.
- [Incident 19800525058029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800525058029I), May 25, 1980: Amtr HATZVAN (N25104), Portage, WI, Minor damage. Pilot flared too high. Hard landing broke main gear.

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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