# Accident 19950716018529A: Amtr LONG EZ, Shelbyville, IN, July 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1995, 14:00 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, IN
- Airport: Shelbyville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5202° N, 85.7692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5202&lon=-85.7692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112DC-2012-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Craig Darrell L LONG EZ (registry code 056093Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/craig-darrell-l-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONG EZ
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95DEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95DEX01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950716018529A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND FAST ON 3RD LANDING AFTER MISSING FIRST 2. BOUNCED CAME DOWN ON AND COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. NOSED OVER (-23) ON FLIGHT FROM CINCINNATI, OH. TO SOUTH DAKOTA, AIRMAN ATTEMPTED ROUTINE STOP AT SHELBYVILLE AIRPORT, IN. ON 3RD APPROACH TO RWY 36, A HARD LANDING WAS MADE WHICH RESULTED IN A BOUNCE AND SUBSEQUENT LANDING ONTO NOSE GEAR. NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF, ACFT LEFT RUNWAY & OVERTURNED IN GRASS. MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT & SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE OCCURRED.

## 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 CHI95DEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95DEX01), Jul 16, 1995: Craig Long E-Z (N112DC), Shelbyville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in the nose wheel striking the runway first. A factor associated with the accident was excessive airspeed during the 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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