# Incident 19950205001069I: Amtr VJ22, Abilene, TX, February 5, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1995, 15:20 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4113° N, 99.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABILENE RGNL (ABI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4113&lon=-99.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N889M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N889M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Otcasek-Volmer Sportsman V-J-22 (registry code 95702KL, https://openairdocs.org/model/otcasek-volmer-sportsman-v-j-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VJ22
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950205001069I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT LANDED ON LAKE FORT PHANTOM, ABILENE, TEXAS. PILOT FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR AFTER DEPARTING FROM ABILENE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED UPON LANDING ON THE SURFACE OF THE LAKE. NO INJURIES. MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N889M (1)

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

- [Incident 19880702025379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880702025379I), Jul 2, 1988: Amtrva SPORTMANVJ22 (N889M), Morgantown, WV, Minor damage. Amphibian flipped over on contact with water on landing. Pilot claims he checked gear up but it was down on landing

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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