# Accident 20010524009939A: Amtr LIONHEART, Bremerton, WA, May 24, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bremerton, WA
- Airport: Bremerton National
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 47.5896° N, 122.6203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5896&lon=-122.6203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N816JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N816JC-2001-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtis J C LIONHEART (registry code 056075A, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtis-j-c-lionheart) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LIONHEART
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010524009939A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THIS WAS THE INITIAL FLIGHT OF A RECENTLY COMPLETED EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT. THE 45 MINUTE FLIGHT WENT AS PLANNED AND THE ONLY PROBLEM NOTED WAS THAT THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR APPEARED TO READ 20 KNOTS SLOW.  PIILOT MADE 2 LOW PASSES DOWN THE RUNWAY BEFORE ATTEMPTING A LANDING. DURING A TAIL LOW LANDING THE AIRCRAFT "SKIPPED" AND THE NOSE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT.  THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT MAIN GEAR RUPTURING THE FUEL TANKS AND THE AIRCRAFT BURNED.

## 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 SEA01LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA104), May 24, 2001: Curtis Lionheart (N816JC), Bremerton, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to ensure the aircraft's longitudinal axis was aligned with the runway prior to touchdown, and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include…

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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