# Accident 19970501007949A: Amtr PULSAR, Indianola, MS, May 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Indianola, MS
- Airport: Indianola Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4406° N, 90.6406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4406&lon=-90.6406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1710E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1710E-1997-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Clements Eugene PULSAR (registry code 05624VQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/clements-eugene-pulsar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PULSAR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,991 total, 2 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970501007949A

## Narrative

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

MAIDEN FLIGHT OF HOMEBUILT. LEFT WING HEAVY. LANDED FAST BALLOONED. LANDED HARD NOSE FIRST. FOLDED NOSE GEAR. (-23) DURING LANDING ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 35.  THE SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH RUNWAY LIGHTS AND UNEVEN TERRAIN RESULTED IN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.  THE NOSE GEAR AND MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.  LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED BY IMPACE WITH RUNWAY LIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL97LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA070), May 1, 1997: Eugene Clements Pulsar (N1710E), Indianola, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to correctly recover from a bounced landing leading to the collapse of the nose gear. Factors were the pilot's lack of recent flight time and lack of aircraft familiarity.

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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