# Accident 19980608012629A: Amtr SMITHMINIPLA, Northport, MI, June 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1998, 21:30 local time
- Place: Northport, MI
- Airport: Woolsey Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1308° N, 85.6095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1308&lon=-85.6095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5281U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5281U-2001-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Leone Giovanni T SMITH MINI PLANE (registry code 05625N3, https://openairdocs.org/model/leone-giovanni-t-smith-mini-plane) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SMITHMINIPLA
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 771 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980608012629A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT IN THIS AIRPLANE AFTER REPAIRS. THE PILOT SAID HE HAD LESS THAN ONE HOUR TOTAL TIME IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRPLANE.  HE MADE SEVERAL APPROACHES TO THE RUNWAY; HOWEVER, WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD.  THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED RUPTURING THE INTERNAL FUSELAGE FUEL TANK.                                             (-23) MR. MARTINSON FLARED HIGH, STALLED, HARD IMPACT ON SOD RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED.  PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURY.

## 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 CHI98LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA194), Jun 9, 1998: Leone Smith Mini Plane (N5281U), Northport, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's not maintaining airspeed, and his lack of total experience in this type of aircraft.

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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