# Incident 19980819036059I: Amtr FISHER, Indiana, PA, August 19, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1998, 14:15 local time
- Place: Indiana, PA
- Airport: Indiana Co/Jimmy Stewart Fld A
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6311° N, 79.1015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANA COUNTY/JIMMY STEWART FLD (IDI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6311&lon=-79.1015&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24PK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24PK-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schmidt G/Wyne R FISHER CLASSIC (registry code 05603WQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/schmidt-g-wyne-r-fisher-classic) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FISHER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980819036059I

## Narrative

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

(-5) THE PILOT WROTE THAT THE FIRST INDICATION OF ANY TROUBLE WAS IN ESTABLISHING THE CLIMB. THE NOSE WAS TENDING TO PITCH UP AND THE ELEVATOR WAS NOT VERY EFFECTIVE TO BRING THE NOSE DOWN. WITH FULL POWER, THE NOSE WOULD NOT COME DOWN. AT ABOUT THREE HUNDRED FEET, THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER SOME AND THE ELEVATOR SEEMED TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AND DID SO INTO A FIELD CONTAINING HIGH GRASS, CAUSING HIM TO FLARE TOO HIGH. WHEN THE GEAR HIT THE HIGH GRASS, THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN CAUSING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT BELIEVES AN ELEVATOR CONTROL PROBLEM CAUSED THE INCIDENT.

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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