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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Avidflyer · Ann Arbor, MI · February 1, 1998

Date: February 1, 1998 · 20:16 local
Place: Ann Arbor, MI
Airport: Ann Arbor Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N885WK
Reported as: Amtr Avidflyer
Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 336 total180 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Narrative: on 01 feb 98, model avid flyer, s/n 885, reg. No. N885WK, took off from runway 24 at Ann Arbor airport (arb) at Ann Arbor, Michigan. At approximately 50 feet AGL, the engine, a Rotax 582LC, s/n 3971748, stopped. The pilot and sole occupant, Mr. Howard s. willson, private pilot cert. No. 362344715, made a hard landing in the sod between runway 24 and the taxiway, and pushed the right landing gear upward and inward into the lower longeron. No one was injured in this incident. Engine quit for unknown reason. Engine runup normal after incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 01 FEB 98, MODEL AVID FLYER, S/N 885, REG. NO. N885WK, TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 24 AT ANN ARBOR AIRPORT (ARB) AT ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN. AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE, A ROTAX 582LC, S/N 3971748, STOPPED. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT, MR. HOWARD S. WILLSON, PRIVATE PILOT CERT. NO. 362344715, MADE A HARD LANDING IN THE SOD BETWEEN RUNWAY 24 AND THE TAXIWAY, AND PUSHED THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR UPWARD AND INWARD INTO THE LOWER LONGERON. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT. ENGINE QUIT FOR UNKNOWN REASON. ENGINE RUNUP NORMAL AFTER INCIDENT.