# Accident 19921003039899A: Amtr AMPHIBIAN, Franklin, NH, October 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1992, 18:15 local time
- Place: Franklin, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4539° N, 71.6699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4539&lon=-71.6699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8549Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AMPHIBIAN
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 357 total, 47 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921003039899A

## Narrative

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

TRYING LAND ON GLASSY WATER FAILED TO FLARE. PORPOISED. WENT INTO STEEP CLIMB. STALLED. NOSED OVER ON 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 NYC93LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA004), Oct 3, 1992: Lake LA-250 (N8549Z), Franklin, NH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED TOUCHDOWN ON THE WATER WHICH RESULTED IN A PORPOISED LANDING. ALSO CAUSAL TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM THE PORPOISE, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL…

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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