# Accident 19980828022909A: Amtr EAABIPLANE, Hollister, CA, August 28, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1998, 18:00 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Frazier Lake Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0609° N, 121.5490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0609&lon=-121.5490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N883TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N883TM-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mohr Thomas J EAA BIPLANE P (registry code 3360345, https://openairdocs.org/model/mohr-thomas-j-eaa-biplane-p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EAABIPLANE
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 603 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980828022909A

## Narrative

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

(.4) ON AUGUST 28, 1998, AT 1800 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL MOHR EAA BIPLANE P, N883TM, VEERED OFF GRASS RUNWAY 23 AND CAME TO REST INVERTED AT THE FRAZIER LAKE AIRPARK, HOLLISTER, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE NONCERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. ONE WITNESS, A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER, STATED THAT THE GRASS STRIP IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO A LAKE THAT IS USED FOR WATER LANDINGS. HE STATED THAT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE, WENT INTO THE WATER, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY AT 20 KNOTS. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS NORMAL, BUT ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. WITNESS STATED THAT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CONDUCT A GO-AROUND, BUT GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. REVIEW OF THE PILOT'S FAA AIRMAN CERTIFICATION FILE DISCLOSED THAT HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WAS REVOKED ON OCTOBER 25, 1988, AND HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS REVOKED ON OCTOBER 12, 1988. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE SAFETY BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1998. THE LOCATION OF THE AIRCRAFT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS GIVEN A PILOT/OPERATOR'S REPORT FORM 6120.1/2, AND A COPY WAS SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL TO HIM WITH NO RESPONSE. (-23)LAX-98-LA285 PTRS

## 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 LAX98LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA285), Aug 29, 1998: Mohr EAA Biplane P (N883TM), Gilroy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to adequately compensate for the existing crosswind.

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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