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FAA incident report · Amtr AVID FLYER · Rochester, NH · January 15, 1997

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Date
January 15, 1997 · 11:35 local
Place
Rochester, NH
Airport
Skyhaven Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N84DM
Reported as
Amtr Avidflyer
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total1 in this make and model
N84DMRegistration cancelled Jun 12, 2012 · Sanders Jim AVID FLYERS/N 527Airframe modelSanders Jim AVID FLYER

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot took off and went around the traffic pattern once and landed. Aircraft pitot system was blocked by newly installed flip-up cover which did not flip up. With no airspeed available, landing was hard and guy wire on left side amphibious float separated. Aircraft came to rest on left wing tip which showed almost no attach strut was damaged as a result of torsion after guy wire separated. Strut wire appears to be 3/32" diameter instead of recommended 1/8" diameter.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT TOOK OFF AND WENT AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ONCE AND LANDED. AIRCRAFT PITOT SYSTEM WAS BLOCKED BY NEWLY INSTALLED FLIP-UP COVER WHICH DID NOT FLIP UP. WITH NO AIRSPEED AVAILABLE, LANDING WAS HARD AND GUY WIRE ON LEFT SIDE AMPHIBIOUS FLOAT SEPARATED. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON LEFT WING TIP WHICH SHOWED ALMOST NO ATTACH STRUT WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF TORSION AFTER GUY WIRE SEPARATED. STRUT WIRE APPEARS TO BE 3/32" DIAMETER INSTEAD OF RECOMMENDED 1/8" DIAMETER.