# Incident 19961004030959I: Amtr REBEL, Sandpoint, ID, October 4, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1996, 13:50 local time
- Place: Sandpoint, ID
- Airport: Sandpoint Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2995° N, 116.5601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANDPOINT (SZT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2995&lon=-116.5601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2295Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2295Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bangle David M MURPHY REBEL (registry code 05625D2, https://openairdocs.org/model/bangle-david-m-murphy-rebel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Superior O-360 series (registry code 59250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR REBEL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961004030959I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TAXIED FOR AN AFTER MAINTENANCE CHECK BY MR. FELTON (A NON-PILOT/NON-MECHANIC) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TURNED SHARPLY BREAKING OFF THE LEFT HAND WHEEL/AXLE ASSEMBLY WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT RESTING ON THE LEFT HAND WING TIP AND LANDING GEAR STUB. THE STUB BROKE AND THE WING ATTACH/DOOR FRAME STRUCTURE RACKED. NO INJURY TO THE OPERATOR. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. CAUSE FOR LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

## Other reports on N2295Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19950726031049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950726031049I), Jul 26, 1995: Amtr REBEL (N2295Z), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed after stopping on ramp. Pilot license not in possession. Vertified license with FAA at okc

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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