# Incident 19980311006669I: Amtr FW190, Apple Valley, CA, March 11, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1998, 11:30 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Apple Valley Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5753° N, 117.1862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at APPLE VALLEY (APV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5753&lon=-117.1862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8498J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8498J-2020-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Westman Barry N FW-190A (registry code 0566421, https://openairdocs.org/model/westman-barry-n-fw-190a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FW190
- Reported engine: LYC GO435C2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 3 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980311006669I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 11, 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 PST, MR. PAUL W. KIENER WAS TEST RUNNING HIS FOCKE WULF 190A ON THE GROUND TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF MODIFYING THE AIR INTAKE FOR COOLING PURPOSES. MR. KIENER TOOK OFF FROM APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT AND GRADUALLY CLIMBED TO 800 AGL AT APPROXIMATELY 120 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN OVERHEATING. MR. KIENER IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND ENTERED A SHORT FINAL TO MAKE A DEAD STICK LANDING AT APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A SIDE LOAD AND MOVED TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED FIRST, THEN THE RIGHT COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY. MR. KIENER WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS NOW CLOSED.

## Other reports on N8498J (1)

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

- [Incident 19850307013359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850307013359I), Mar 7, 1985: Amtrwr FW190 (N8498J), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. Became airborne during high speed taxi run. Engine backfired. Touchdown hard enough to break gear support bracket.

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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