# Accident 20000701039149A: Amtr EXPRESS, Fort Wayne, IN, July 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2000, 16:45 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Smith Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1434° N, 85.1528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITH FLD (SMD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1434&lon=-85.1528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521MC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EXPRESS
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000701039149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS A/C HAS A HORIZONTAL BAR (PART OF AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE) INSTALLED JUST ABOVE THE BRAKE PEDALS. DURING LANDING IF ONE WERE TO HAVE THEIR FEET ONLY A FEW INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR, FULL BRAKE TRAVEL WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE DUE TO BRAKE PEDAL RESTRICTED TRAVEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA219), Jul 1, 2000: McCann Wheeler Express/FT (N521MC), Fort Wayne, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the obstructed brake pedals and the unavailable brakes to the pilot. Factors were the parked airplane and the fence.

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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