# Incident 19970827034429I: Amtr AIRSHARK 1, Green Bay, WI, August 27, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1997, 17:55 local time
- Place: Green Bay, WI
- Airport: Austin Straubel Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4835° N, 88.1308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4835&lon=-88.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42AE-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brown Charles L SR AIR SHARK II (registry code 05604DQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-charles-l-sr-air-shark-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AIRSHARK 1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970827034429I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: EXPERIMENTAL AIR SHARK, N42AE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO ITS NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR AFTER LOSING POWER AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 30 AT AUSTIN STRAUBEL FIELD, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN ON AUGUST 27, 1997. THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, ROBERT L. GRAHAM WAS NOT INJURED. MR. GRAHAM REPORTED THAT HE ACCOMPLISHED HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT, ONE TAKEOFF AND LANDING, ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE THE INCIDENT. MR. GRAHAM INITIALLY REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD APPROXIMATELY 60 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. INSPECTOR CHARLES EBERT OF THE MILWAUKEE FSDO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1997. HE REPORTED THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE A RESTRICTION TO THE FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE WHICH COULD BE CAUSED BY SOME TYPE OF CONTAMINATION. MR. GRAHAM LATER REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REFUELED SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND THAT FUEL MIGHT HAVE BEEN STOLEN OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO HIS FLIGHT. HE STATED THERE IS NO MEANS FOR CHECKING FUEL QUANTITY ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N42AE (2)

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

- [Accident 19971006030429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971006030429A), Oct 6, 1997: Amtr AIRSHARKIII (N42AE), Green Bay, WI, Substantial damage. Collided with runway laning. (.4)the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing, subsequent failure of the left main landing gear, and his…
- [Incident 19970914034409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970914034409I), Sep 14, 1997: Amtr AIRSHARK 1 (N42AE), Green Bay, WI, Minor damage. Narrative: the barrel of the nose strut was machined to fit the nose wheel fork. This reduction of wall thickness compromised the strength of the tube causing…

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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