# Incident 19960905032509I: Amtrbw FLYBABY1, Hazleton, PA, September 5, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Hazleton, PA
- Airport: Hazleton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9868° N, 75.9947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAZLETON RGNL (HZL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9868&lon=-75.9947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78FP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78FP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Itzkowitz Herman FLY BABY 1B (registry code 1410167, https://openairdocs.org/model/itzkowitz-herman-fly-baby-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBW FLYBABY1
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 250 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960905032509I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT ON A VFR FLIGHT FOR DANVILLE, PA DECIDED TO LAND AT HAZLETON BECAUSE OF MARGINAL WEATHER. HIS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28 WAS NOTED WITH A SLIGHT CROSS-WIND FROM THE SOUTH. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT ON LANDING. HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THE INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N78FP (1)

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

- [Accident 19790808021719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790808021719A), Aug 8, 1979: Amtrbw FLYBIBABY (N78FP), Shirley, NY, Substantial damage. Landed from second test flight. Landing gear collapsed. Found broken axle.

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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