# Incident 19991023031589I: Amtr SKYBOLT, Lufkin, TX, October 23, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1999, 13:45 local time
- Place: Lufkin, TX
- Airport: Angelina County Airport
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2340° N, 94.7500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANGELINA COUNTY (LFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2340&lon=-94.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31CS-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 0565592, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYBOLT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991023031589I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON APPROACH TO LANDING THAT A GUST OF WIND CAUSED HIM TO GO TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY WHERE HE HIT A TAXI SIGN WITH HIS LEFT MAIN AND LEFTHAND ELEVATOR. HE APPLIED POWER AND WENT AROUND.  HE THEN MADE HIS APPROACH AGAIN AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE LEFTHAND LANDING GEAR, A TEAR IN THE FABRIC ON THE FUSELAGE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFTHAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## Other reports on N31CS (1)

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

- [Accident 20150718012789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150718012789A), Jul 18, 2015: Smith STEEN SKYBOLT (N31CS), Danville, KY, Destroyed. Aircraft departed crawfodsville, enroute to lawrence, SC. It appears the aircraft ran out of fuel while making a go around at the Danville, KY airport. Pilot…

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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