# Accident 19921129049389A: Amtr LONGEZ, Charleston, SC, November 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1992, 18:20 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: Charleston Afb-International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8997° N, 80.0591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8997&lon=-80.0591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N989LE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N989LE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Van Arsdell Brent H RUTAN LONG EZ (registry code 05690X3, https://openairdocs.org/model/van-arsdell-brent-h-rutan-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONGEZ
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921129049389A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH MILITARY ARRESTING CABLE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. (.4) DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL FROM A CIVIL/MILITARY JOINT USE AIRPORT, THE NOSE WHEEL OF THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE RAISED MILITARY ARRESTING CABLE. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO HIS DESTINATION. ON LANDING IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE TIRE WAS FLAT, & THE LEFT BRAKE WAS DEVOID OF FLUID. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CHECKED ALL APPROPRIATE PUBLICATIONS. HE NOTED THAT THE APPROACH PLATE FOR RWY 33 MENTIONED THE ARRESTING GEAR & THAT IT DID NOT APPLY TO CIVILIAN PILOTS. THE AIRPORT FACILITIES DIRECTORY WAS CONSULTED WHICH STATED THAT A RAISED, MILITARY AIRCRAFT ARRESTING DEVICE WAS LOCATED 1460 FEET FROM THE RWY 33 THRESHOLD.

## 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 ATL93LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA032), Nov 29, 1992: Van Arsdell/Brent,M. Rutan Long EZ (N989LE), Charleston, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT PLANNING AND HIS FAILURE TO NOTE THE RAISED ARRESTING DEVICE NEAR THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD.

## Other reports on N989LE (1)

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

- [Incident 20050414006189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050414006189I), Apr 14, 2005: Amtr LONGEZ (N989LE), Raleigh-Durham, NC. (-23) Landed at rdu without incident after clearing runway 5L nose wheel collapsed while starting on to taxiway b no damage to prop, engine airframe or persons…

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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