# Accident 19920531020569A: Amtr PT2, Landrum, SC, May 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Landrum, SC
- Airport: Fairview Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1703° N, 82.1801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1703&lon=-82.1801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N523MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N523MH-1995-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hopkins R / Hopkins M PROTECH PT-2 (registry code 05618E6, https://openairdocs.org/model/hopkins-r-hopkins-m-protech-pt-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PT2
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920531020569A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB ABOVE 40 FEET AGL ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED DUE TO TREES. WING AND NOSE DROPPED SUDDENLY. HARD IMPACT.

## 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 ATL92LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA114), May 31, 1992: Hopkins, R. And M. Protech PT-2 (N523MH), Landrum, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT. FACTORS WERE THE INADEQUATE CLIMB CAPABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

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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