# Incident 19960317004389I: Amtrlt ZENITH, Hampton, SC, March 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1996, 09:15 local time
- Place: Hampton, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8680° N, 81.1101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hampton, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8680&lon=-81.1101&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGTGE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRLT ZENITH
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 260 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960317004389I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: *PILOT REPORTEDLY MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD TO AVOID FLYING INTO A THUNDERSTORM.  *FIELD WAS SOFT CAUSING NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE DURING LANDING.  *EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DISCLOSED DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR, ENGINE COWLING AND PROPELLER BLADES.

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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