19940920008009A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr VELOCITY · Valparaiso, IN · September 20, 1994

Date
September 20, 1994 · 13:05 local
Place
Valparaiso, IN
Airport
Porter County Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N107JD
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI94LA341
Reported as
Amtr Velocity
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
830 total10 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Became airborne on taxi test. Unable to reduce nose up attitude used power to land. Not aware of electric trim.

As the FAA filed it

BECAME AIRBORNE ON TAXI TEST. UNABLE TO REDUCE NOSE UP ATTITUDE USED POWER TO LAND. NOT AWARE OF ELECTRIC TRIM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.