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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Flybabybower · Lake Dallas, TX · April 20, 2000

Date: April 20, 2000 · 15:40 local
Place: Lake Dallas, TX
Airport: Lakeview Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N175X
Reported as: Amtr Flybabybower
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,450 total203 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N175XRegistration cancelled Jan 11, 2018 · Wackwitz Winnie D BOWERS FLY BABYS/N 1 · Built 1990 Airframe modelWackwitz Winnie D BOWERS FLY BABY Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)This incident occurred during landing. The aircraft departed northwest regional airport (52F) roanoke, Texas. The pilot stated that he chose to land on the grass runway at Lakeview Airport (30F) Lake Dallas, Texas, but did not realize that the grass was approximately 2 feet in height. The landing gear and axle became entangled with the tall grass. This caused the aircratf toe nose over.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT (52F) ROANOKE, TEXAS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CHOSE TO LAND ON THE GRASS RUNWAY AT LAKEVIEW AIRPORT (30F) LAKE DALLAS, TEXAS, BUT DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE GRASS WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET IN HEIGHT. THE LANDING GEAR AND AXLE BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE TALL GRASS. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRATF TOE NOSE OVER.