# Accident 19990322015079A: Amtr FISHER, Alvin, TX, March 22, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1999
- Place: Alvin, TX
- Airport: Alvin Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4148° N, 95.2889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALVIN AIRPARK (6R5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4148&lon=-95.2889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N358LH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FISHER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990322015079A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON MARCH 22, 1999, AT 1130 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A MILLSPAUGH FISHER CLASSIC, HOMEBUILT EXPERIMENTAL TAILDRAGGER AIRPLANE, N358LH, IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING TAKEOFF NEAR ALVIN, TEXAS.  THE AIRPLANE, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATION (CFR) PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT HE WAS DOING HIGH SPEED TAXIES AT 40 TO 45 MPH AND TESTING THE BRAKES FOLLOWING THE INSTALLATION OF NEW TIRES AND BRAKES.  HE HAD TAXIED THE AIRPLANE 3 TO 4 CIRCUITS ON ADJOINING RUNWAYS.  THE WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTH AT 15 KNOTS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS.  AS THE AIRPLANE TAXIED ON RUNWAY 06, THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, TURNED TO THE SOUTH, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.  THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THE POWER REMAINED AT IDLE AND THAT HE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO FLY THE AIRPLANE ONCE IT BECAM AIRBORNE AND CHANGED DIRECTIONS.  THE FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS SEPARATED AND THE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED.    THE WING STRUT, WING TIPS, LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AND PILOT SEAT WERE DAMAGED. (-23)DURING A TAXI TEST THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND TURNED ABOUT 120 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT HITTING THE GROUND NOSE FIRST.  THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT RECEIVED A SCRATCH ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD WHILE EXITING THE AIRCRAFT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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