# Incident 19930801031269I: Amtrea ACROSPORT, Fitchburg, MA, August 1, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1993, 10:30 local time
- Place: Fitchburg, MA
- Airport: Fitchburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5538° N, 71.7592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FITCHBURG MUNI (FIT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5538&lon=-71.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71431, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dastous David N ACRO SPORT II (registry code 05646EX, https://openairdocs.org/model/dastous-david-n-acro-sport-ii) (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: AMTREA ACROSPORT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 422 total, 221 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930801031269I

## Narrative

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

APPEARS BOLT HOLDING TAILWHEEL SPRING TO FUSELAGE FAILED. SPRING DROPPED DOWN. PUSHED TAIL UP. PROP STRUCK RUNWAY.

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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