# Accident 19971006030429A: Amtr AIRSHARKIII, Green Bay, WI, October 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1997, 14:20 local time
- Place: Green Bay, WI
- Airport: Austin Straubel Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5892° N, 88.1190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5892&lon=-88.1190&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 AIRSHARKIII
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 5 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971006030429A

## Narrative

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

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 INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE RUNWAY LIGHT, AND SOFT TERRAIN.                                                           (-23) ON OCTOBER 6, 1997, AT 1420 CDT A BROWN AIRSHARK N42AE COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT GREEN BAY ASTRUBEL AIRPORT GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN.  THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BY ROBERT GRAHAM UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN GREEN BAY, WI AT 1410 CDT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CHI98LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA009), Oct 6, 1997: Brown AIR Shark III (N42AE), Green Bay, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing, subsequent failure of the left main landing gear, and his inability to maintain directional control. Factors related to the accident…

## Other reports on N42AE (2)

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

- [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…
- [Incident 19970827034429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970827034429I), Aug 27, 1997: Amtr AIRSHARK 1 (N42AE), Green Bay, WI, Minor damage. 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…

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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