# Accident 19930603016799A: Amtraa JUNIORACE, Traverse City, MI, June 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1993, 10:15 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7596° N, 85.6992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7596&lon=-85.6992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17BA-2016-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Amato Brian C CORBEN JUNIOR ACE (registry code 0030454, https://openairdocs.org/model/amato-brian-c-corben-junior-ace) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12F (registry code 17125, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAA JUNIORACE
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 538 total, 3 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DEM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930603016799A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING ROLL. DRAGGED WING. GEAR COLLAPSED. UNLUBRICATED TAILWHEEL BEARING FROZE. GEAR FATIGUED.

## 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 CHI93DEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DEM01), Jun 3, 1993: Amato Corben JR. ACE (N17BA), Traverse City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate lubrication of the tailwheel bearings and inadequate preflight by the pilot/owner which resulted in a seized tailwheel.

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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