# Incident 19951027039029I: Amtrda D260, Albany, NY, October 27, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1995, 10:50 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9911, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9911) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Experimental NEYS D260 (registry code 05601JW, https://openairdocs.org/model/experimental-neys-d260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680 (registry code 41540, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDA D260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 22 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951027039029I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BENNETT AIRPORT (NORTH CREEK, NY). PILOT WAS UNABLE TO FIND SARATOGA COUNTY TO REFUEL. SAW ALBANY AIRPORT AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 10 WITHOUT ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS AND WITHOUT A TRANSPONDER AS REQUIRED FOR CLASS C AIRSPACE. PILOT WAS DISORIENTED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT PILOTAGE EXPERIENCE, AND CONCERN OVER FUEL REMAINING ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND NOT TO HAVE PROPER REGISTRATION PAPERS OR CURRENT VFR CHARTS ON BOARD. PILOT WAS NOT AWARE OF PROCEDURES FOR CONTACTING FLIGHT SERVICE, AND EXHIBITED INADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF PILOTAGE NAVIGATION. ON LANDING ROLL, EXCESSIVE BRAKING CAUSED A PROPELLER STRIKE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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