# Accident 19950531017739A: Amtr B8M, Germansville, PA, May 31, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1995, 11:00 local time
- Place: Germansville, PA
- Airport: Flying M Aerodrome Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7190° N, 75.7105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7190&lon=-75.7105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12JK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12JK-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Knoll John B-80 (registry code 130012V, https://openairdocs.org/model/knoll-john-b-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mcculloch 4318A&E/0-100 (registry code 43101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mcculloch-4318a-e-0-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR B8M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 100 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950531017739A

## Narrative

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

FLARED HIGH ON LANDING. DROPPED TO RUNWAY. ROTORS STRUCK TAIL AND GROUND. GYROPLANE THEN FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE.

## 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 BFO95LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA056), May 31, 1995: Knoll-Bensen B-80 (N12JK), Germansville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the private pilot's misjudged flare, which resulted in a hard 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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