# Incident 19970509012339I: Amtr KR2, Tucson, AZ, May 9, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1997, 09:09 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1422° N, 111.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RYAN FLD (RYN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1422&lon=-111.1746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20276, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20276-1999-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Delorenzo Paul KR2-PDL (registry code 05648ZB, https://openairdocs.org/model/delorenzo-paul-kr2-pdl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR KR2
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970509012339I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRMAN WAS PRACTICING POWER OFF LANDINGS IN HIS HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT HIT A DOWN DRAFT CAUSING HIM TO LAND HARD ON THE LEFT WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED WHILE AIRBORNE SOMEONE ON THE RADIO TOLD HIM HE LOST HIS LEFT WHEEL. PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. HE RETRACTED MAIN WHEELS AND PROCEEDED TO LAND ON THE NOSE WHEEL AND EMPENAGE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.

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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