# Incident 19940720040529I: Amtrvp VAMPIRE, San Antonio, TX, July 20, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5340° N, 98.4691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN ANTONIO INTL (SAT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5340&lon=-98.4691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N115DH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DH115 VAMPIRE (registry code 2804001, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh115-vampire) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVP VAMPIRE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940720040529I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL PERSONAL FLIGHT ON JULY 20, 1994 AT 11:30 CDT, N115DH, A DE HAVILLAND MODEL MK55, REGISTERED TO RICHARD BRINKMAN LANDED AND AFTER TAXIING TO PARK EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE PILOT STATED ON 10/03/94, THAT HE INADVERTENTLY SELECTED THE GEAR UP SWITCH, INSTEAD OF THE FLAP SWITCH AFTER SHUT DOWN. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED ON THE NOSE WHEEL GEAR DOOR AND THE OPERATING ROD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, NO FIRE OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N115DH (2)

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

- [Incident 20240817013109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240817013109I), Aug 17, 2024: Dehavilland DH115 VAMPIRE (N115DH), Latrobe, PA, Minor damage. On Saturday, August 17, the pilot completed an aerobatic routine during an airshow. The wind was roughly 10 knots from a heading of 240 degrees with gusts to…
- [Incident 20150926016809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150926016809I), Sep 26, 2015: Dehavilland DH115 VAMPIRE (N115DH), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft landed runway 27. Taxing back on "c" taxiway. During post landing cockpit cleanup procedures, pilot inadvertently selected the gear handle to the…

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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