44.3201° N, 85.1702° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at HOME ACRES SKY RANCH (Y91), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 21, 2001 · 18:30 local
Place
Lake City, MI
Airport
Home Acres Sky Ranch Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N184JC
Reported as
Amtr Barracuda
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total550 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On approach to landing, just after reducing power, the canopy popped open. He looked up to see what was making all of the noise and when he looked out again his sink rate was so high he couldn't stop it with power. He made a hard landing breaking the right main and stopping the prop.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APPROACH TO LANDING, JUST AFTER REDUCING POWER, THE CANOPY POPPED OPEN. HE LOOKED UP TO SEE WHAT WAS MAKING ALL OF THE NOISE AND WHEN HE LOOKED OUT AGAIN HIS SINK RATE WAS SO HIGH HE COULDN'T STOP IT WITH POWER. HE MADE A HARD LANDING BREAKING THE RIGHT MAIN AND STOPPING THE PROP.