# Accident 19930906041859A: Amtrsy SIDEWINDER, Point Pleasant, WV, September 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1993, 11:40 local time
- Place: Point Pleasant, WV
- Airport: Mason County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8504° N, 82.1294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8504&lon=-82.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2116B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2116B-1995-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jewett John R SIDEWINDER (registry code 05649CE, https://openairdocs.org/model/jewett-john-r-sidewinder) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSY SIDEWINDER
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 635 total, 87 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930906041859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED DEER STRIKE 30 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. SLID ONTO RUNWAY. BURNED. NO DEER FOUND.

## 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 BFO93LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA160), Sep 6, 1993: Smyth Sidewinder (N2116B), Point Pleasant, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH.

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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