# Accident 19930812029189A: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER, Pontiac, MI, August 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1993, 16:10 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7691° N, 82.5306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7691&lon=-82.5306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N194BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N194BB-2003-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Robert D AIRCAMPER (registry code 704039C, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-robert-d-aircamper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPL AIRCAMPER
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 38 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930812029189A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED AFTER 3 POINT LANDING. CORRECTED OPPOSITE RUDDER. RIGHT MAIN COLLAPSED. HISTORY OF DAMAGE DUE HARD LANDING.

## 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 CHI93LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA321), Aug 12, 1993: R.D. Bell/Pietenpol Aircamper (N194BB), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND NOT MAINTAINING A PROPER DESCENT RATE DURING THE FINAL APPROACH AND LANDING FLARE PHASE OF FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N194BB (1)

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

- [Incident 19940605024239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940605024239I), Jun 5, 1994: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER (N194BB), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Lost control landing tailwheel type homebuilt.

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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