# Incident 20010318005039I: Amtr BERKUTCB540, Pontiac, MI, March 18, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2001, 14:35 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5439N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5439N-2004-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bracken Charles O CB540 (registry code 05606UT, https://openairdocs.org/model/bracken-charles-o-cb540) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BERKUTCB540
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 826 total, 250 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010318005039I

## Narrative

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

(-23) CANOPY LATCH FAILED IN FLIGHT. PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N5439N (2)

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

- [Accident 20040619013349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040619013349A), Jun 19, 2004: Amtr BERKUTCB540 (N5439N), Lapeer, MI, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot stated that he was experiencing roll problems (left wing heavy) and decided to land at Lapeer airport, D95 to investigate. While following a slower…
- [Incident 20010723030349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010723030349I), Jul 23, 2001: Amtr BERKUTCB540 (N5439N), Chicago/Aurora, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing the main landing gear collapsed, the nose gear remained down and locked. Aircraft ran off the runway into grass, pilot was not injured.

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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