# Incident 19971012046669I: Amtr COYOTE, Largo, FL, October 12, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1997, 09:50 local time
- Place: Largo, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9077° N, 82.7739° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Largo, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9077&lon=-82.7739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42613, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42613-2003-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moneira Gerald M MONTANA COYOTE (registry code 05618M5, https://openairdocs.org/model/moneira-gerald-m-montana-coyote) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR COYOTE
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971012046669I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12 NOVEMBER 1997, AT 09:50 EST, MR. SCOTT E. WALKER, HOLDER OF PILOT CERTIFICATE NO 266475029, WAS CONDUCTING WATER "STOP-TAXI" TESTS OF HIS EXPERIMENTAL MONTANA COYOTA FLOAT PLANE N42613. MR. WALKER WAS TESTING NEW INSTALLED FLOATS TO CHECK PERFORMANCE WHEN THE HULL CAPS ON BOTH FLOATS DELAMINATED CAUSING THE WATER-TAXI INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N42613 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970601016529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970601016529I), Jun 1, 1997: Amtr COYOTE (N42613), Seminole, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft not flown for three years. It has been under restoration for the past six months. Aircraft had floats installed and was doing a high speed…

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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