# Incident 19970320009359I: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Wausau, WI, March 20, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1997, 14:45 local time
- Place: Wausau, WI
- Airport: Wausau Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9618° N, 89.6465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wausau, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9618&lon=-89.6465&mi=10
- Aircraft: N392SB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N392SB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buss Paul B AVID FLYER MARK IV (registry code 05626QN, https://openairdocs.org/model/buss-paul-b-avid-flyer-mark-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL (registry code 55592, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 23 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/19970320009359I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: A "WHEEL LANDING" WAS PERFORMED BY STUDENT. AS TAILWHEEL TOUCHED THE RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT TURNED SHARPLY LEFT, DEPARTED RUNWAY, STRUCK SNOWBANK, TIPPED OVER. A/W INSPECTOR CHARLES EBERT FOUND ON 2/14/97 THAT TAILWHEEL RIGGING ALLOWED TAILWHEEL TO UNLOCK WELL BEFORE MAX RUDDER DEFLECTIONS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PIC COUNSELED.

## Other reports on N392SB (2)

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

- [Accident 19990710027799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990710027799A), Jul 10, 1999: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N392SB), Royalton, WI, Substantial damage. (.19) On July 10, 1999, at 1800 central daylight time, a buss avid flyer mark iv, N392SB, piloted by a recreational pilot, received substantial damage during a…
- [Accident 19970210001509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970210001509A), Feb 10, 1997: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N392SB), Wausau, WI, Substantial damage. Aircraft turned left as student touched down, instructor attempted to correct, ran off runway, hit snowbank,flipped

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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