# Incident 19990513039409I: Amtr LONGEZ, Cocoa, FL, May 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1999, 11:00 local time
- Place: Cocoa, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3416° N, 80.6855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRITT ISLAND (COI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3416&lon=-80.6855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83BT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83BT-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tomlinson A C LONG EZ (registry code 056094G, https://openairdocs.org/model/tomlinson-a-c-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONGEZ
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 3 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990513039409I

## Narrative

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

THE ACFT, A LONG EZ, WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING MISHAP AT MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT (COI) ON OR ABOUT 5/13/99. THE PIC REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED HARD DURING LDG, FRACTURING THE NOSE GEAR SWIVEL ASSY.  THE PIC STATED THAT HE FAILED TO MONITOR THE A/S INDICATOR AND MAINTAIN ADQUATE AIRSPEED DURING FLARE AND TOUCHDOWN, WHICH LED TO A LOSS OF ELEVATOR AUTHORTIY AND HARD NOSE-GEAR TOUCHDOWN.  THE PIC REPORTED THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST TIME IN THE AFCT ON OVER 3 YEAR.  PRIOR TO THAT TIME, HE AHD FLOWN IT ONLY ONE OTHER TIME.  HIS TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN THIS ACFT WAS ABOUT 3 HOURS.  TOTAL FLOGHT EXPERIENCE OVERALL WAS ABOUT 230 HOURS.

## Other reports on N83BT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920407009169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920407009169A), Apr 7, 1992: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N83BT), Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climb to cruise. Had fuel selector on off position. Unable restart. Struck fence forced landing.

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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