# Incident 19960525011599I: Amtr MERLIN, Charlotte, MI, May 25, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1996, 11:45 local time
- Place: Charlotte, MI
- Airport: Fitch Beach Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5605° N, 84.8305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5605&lon=-84.8305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68EV-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Van Fossen Richard E MERLIN GT (registry code 05602JR, https://openairdocs.org/model/van-fossen-richard-e-merlin-gt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MERLIN
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 2 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960525011599I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE LANDING AND JUST ABOVE RUNWAY AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT. PILOT APPLIED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND RIGHT MAIN WHEEL STRUCK GROUND CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP, DAMAGING TAIL WHEEL LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. PILOT'S BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW WAS 6 MONTHS OUT OF DATE.

## 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 CHI96LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA176), May 25, 1996: Merlin GT (N68EV), Charlotte, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the airplane.

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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