# Accident 19910403012429A: Amtr ULTRAPUP, Waycross, GA, April 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1991, 10:00 local time
- Place: Waycross, GA
- Airport: Waycross-Wadelo Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2101° N, 82.3505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2101&lon=-82.3505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71427, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71427) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lowe David ULTRA-PUP (registry code 05616U3, https://openairdocs.org/model/lowe-david-ultra-pup) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ULTRAPUP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 62 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910403012429A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR ON AMPHIBIOUS HOMEBUILT. NOSED OVER ON LANDING. BATTERY DEAD. WAS NEEDED TO EXTEND GEAR.

## 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 ATL91LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA076), Apr 3, 1991: David Lowe ULTRA-PUP (N71427), Waycross, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE BATTERY, WHICH PROHIBITED THE COMPLETE EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR, RESULTING IN A LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN AT…

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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