# Incident 19961020044329I: Amtrsy SIDEWINDER, Cleveland, OH, October 20, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1996, 16:20 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90WC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90WC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carter William T SIDEWINDER (registry code 05649CH, https://openairdocs.org/model/carter-william-t-sidewinder) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSY SIDEWINDER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 135 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961020044329I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TUNER OF THE VHF COMM. BROKE JUST AS HE WAS TRYING TO TUNE THE APPROPRIATE FREQUENCY FOR "CLASS B" CLEARANCE.

## Other reports on N90WC (1)

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

- [Incident 19941223045269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941223045269I), Dec 23, 1994: Amtrsy SIDEWINDER (N90WC), Schenectady, NY, Minor damage. Nose wheel pivoted on landing roll. Wheel splintered the wood prop. Tension incorrect on nose wheel stop.

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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