# Incident 20001028024349I: Amtr RV8A, Marion, IL, October 28, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2000, 15:02 local time
- Place: Marion, IL
- Airport: Williamson County Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7342° N, 88.9443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7342&lon=-88.9443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7434, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sowder Donald M RV8A (registry code 05608J0, https://openairdocs.org/model/sowder-donald-m-rv8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV8A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 45 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001028024349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 30, 2000, AT 1502 CDT LOCAL TIME, WHILE ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT THE PIC WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 02 AT MARION-WILLIAMSON COUNTY AIRPORT. THE A/C LANDED HARD AND THE NOSE GEAR STRUT PARTIALLY FOLDED BACK. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE RUNWAY, WHERE HE AND THE SOLE PASSENGER EXITED THE A/C WITHOUT INJURY. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS CLEAR WITH WINDS FROM 010 TO 040 DEGREES, 5 TO 10 KNOTS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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