# Incident 19970104002119I: Amtr ACROSPORTII, Clarksburg, WV, January 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1997, 11:45 local time
- Place: Clarksburg, WV
- Airport: Benedum
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2703° N, 80.3618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2703&lon=-80.3618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124HW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124HW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williamson Herbert B ACRO SPORT II (registry code 05646EM, https://openairdocs.org/model/williamson-herbert-b-acro-sport-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ACROSPORTII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 356 total, 51 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970104002119I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A LOCAL AREA VFR PROFICIENCY FLIGHT FROM THE CLARKSBURG-BENEDUM AIRPORT (CKB). WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 AT CKB THE PILOT FLARED THE AIRCRAFT, WHEREUPON THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED AND STALLED APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON IT'S MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUSING THEM TO COLLAPSE. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

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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