# Incident 19970501045519I: Amtr EXPRESS, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, May 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1997, 17:13 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12EX-2017-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kaas Dennis EXPRESS (registry code 0563014, https://openairdocs.org/model/kaas-dennis-express) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EXPRESS
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970501045519I

## Narrative

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

(-5) A WITNESS STATED HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISING UP & DOWN ON APPROACH SOMEWHAT OUT OF CONTROL. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN MUCH TOO HARD SNAPPING THE NOSE GEAR COMPLETELY OFF. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY IN THE GRASS AND STOPPED.

## Other reports on N12EX (1)

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

- [Accident 19980420007389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980420007389A), Apr 20, 1998: N12EX, Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. Traffic on runway. Began go around. Failed compensate for p factor. Veered left into signs lights and a ditch. (-23) pilot increased throttle on landing round…

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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