25.7743° N, 80.1937° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 30, 1995 · 16:38 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Opa Locka Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N137JB
Reported as
Amtr SEAWIND3000
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total3 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot was making first test flight on this homebuilt amphibian a/c. on take off aircraft started porpoising and the nose wheel struck the runway. The pilot continued take off and flew around the pattern at opf and landed at which time the nose gear collapsed. Minimal damage was sustained. No further action planned. Case closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS MAKING FIRST TEST FLIGHT ON THIS HOMEBUILT AMPHIBIAN A/C. ON TAKE OFF AIRCRAFT STARTED PORPOISING AND THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT CONTINUED TAKE OFF AND FLEW AROUND THE PATTERN AT OPF AND LANDED AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. MINIMAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED. NO FURTHER ACTION PLANNED. CASE CLOSED.