19990416039939I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Sidewinder · Dalton, GA · April 16, 1999

Date: April 16, 1999 · 16:30 local
Place: Dalton, GA
Airport: Dalton Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: CGPXJ
Reported as: Amtr Sidewinder
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total290 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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.

While attemping a planned landing at the mcminn county, TN airport, the aircraft touched down unusually hard. The pilot thought he may have encountered something of a windshear. He elected to proceed to Dalton, GA where he landed. Upon landing he realized the landing gear had been damaged. This required towing off of the active runway. The aircraft was disassembled and transported back to Canada.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ATTEMPING A PLANNED LANDING AT THE MCMINN COUNTY, TN AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN UNUSUALLY HARD. THE PILOT THOUGHT HE MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED SOMETHING OF A WINDSHEAR. HE ELECTED TO PROCEED TO DALTON, GA WHERE HE LANDED. UPON LANDING HE REALIZED THE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN DAMAGED. THIS REQUIRED TOWING OFF OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND TRANSPORTED BACK TO CANADA.