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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtrmo Sonerai · Westhampton Bea, NY · June 20, 1997

Date
June 20, 1997 · 11:45 local
Place
Westhampton Bea, NY
Airport
The Francis S Gabreski Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N51SD
Reported as
Amtrmo Sonerai
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW1600VOLKS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,720 total125 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Tailwheel failed landing roll. Caused control loss. Dragged wing and nosed down. Engine damaged. Tail spring broke.

As the FAA filed it

TAILWHEEL FAILED LANDING ROLL. CAUSED CONTROL LOSS. DRAGGED WING AND NOSED DOWN. ENGINE DAMAGED. TAIL SPRING BROKE.