# Incident 19980405012939I: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Mesa, AZ, April 5, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1998, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41PM-2012-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Muetzel Michael Paul AVID FLYER (registry code 05618L3, https://openairdocs.org/model/muetzel-michael-paul-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,700 total, 430 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980405012939I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT MADE HARD LANDING AT MONTEZUMA HEIGHTS A PRIVATE AIR STRIP. THIS AIRSTRIP IS LOCATED ON A MESA WITH A DROP OFF ON EITHER END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR AND ATTACH POINTS. PILOT REPORTS CONTRIBUTING TO THE HARD LANDING WERE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS AND A WIND SHEAR APPROACH.

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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