# Accident 19930306006119A: Amtrdk DYKEDELTAJD2, Sebastian, FL, March 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1993, 14:15 local time
- Place: Sebastian, FL
- Airport: Sebastian Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7803° N, 80.4802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7803&lon=-80.4802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N641AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N641AR-2013-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Root Arthur T DYKE DELTA JD-2 (registry code 0566519, https://openairdocs.org/model/root-arthur-t-dyke-delta-jd-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDK DYKEDELTAJD2
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930306006119A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON FIRST LANDING ON INITIAL FLIGHT. IMPACT CAUSED LANDING GEAR TO FAIL.

## 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 MIA93LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA081), Mar 6, 1993: Root, Arthur T. Delta Dyke JD-2 (N641AR), Sebastian, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER FLARE AND RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING WHICH CAUSED LANDING GEAR FAILURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL…

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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