19981025033969I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Ultrasport · New Freedom, PA · October 25, 1998

Date
October 25, 1998 · 11:00 local
Place
New Freedom, PA
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N648LC
Reported as
Amtr Ultrasport
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
6 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On hill, 150 yards from hanger, located on his private farm, builder was practicing hovering. Wind gusted, pilot over corrected 2 feet off ground, nosed aircraft into ground.

As the FAA filed it

ON HILL, 150 YARDS FROM HANGER, LOCATED ON HIS PRIVATE FARM, BUILDER WAS PRACTICING HOVERING. WIND GUSTED, PILOT OVER CORRECTED 2 FEET OFF GROUND, NOSED AIRCRAFT INTO GROUND.