# Incident 19960903026139I: Amtr LANCAIR, Mineral Wells, TX, September 3, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Mineral Wells, TX
- Airport: Mineral Wells Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7816° N, 98.0602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MINERAL WELLS RGNL (MWL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7816&lon=-98.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N353RD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N353RD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehaven J E/Dehaven C R LANCAIR 360 DEHAVEN (registry code 05601LY, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehaven-j-e-dehaven-c-r-lancair-360-dehaven) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 10 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960903026139I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 2000' MSL, APPROXIMATELY 7 NM SW OF MINERAL WELLS, TX AIRPORT. PILOT'S ATTENTION WAS DISTRACTED TO INSIDE COCKPIT MOMENTARILY AND WHEN HE LOOKED UP THE BIRD (A BUZZARD) WAS VISIBLE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE SECONDS BEFORE IMPACT WITH RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT WINDSCREEN. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO WINDSCREEN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED.

## Other reports on N353RD (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20040903021379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040903021379I), Sep 3, 2004: Amtr LANCAIR360 (N353RD), Port Townsend, WA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he had just recently purchased the aircraft and that he was practicing touch & go landings at the Jefferson county airport located…
- [Incident 19990705034409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990705034409I), Jul 5, 1999: Amtr LANCAIR360 (N353RD), Santa Barbara, CA, Minor damage. (-23) During landing roll out the nose gear collapsed. Pilot statement revealed nothing extraordinary about the landing, just that the nose gear collapsed on…
- [Incident 19981116040779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981116040779I), Nov 16, 1998: Amtr LANCAIR (N353RD), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. (-5)Mrs. Norris failed to make sure she had gear down indicators (green light) prior to touchdown. The main gear apparently failed to extend resulting in a…

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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