# Incident 20011104031539I: Amtr SA300, Andover, NJ, November 4, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2001, 12:30 local time
- Place: Andover, NJ
- Airport: Aeroflex-Andover Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0086° N, 74.7380° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AEROFLEX/ANDOVER (12N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0086&lon=-74.7380&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19PW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19PW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: C E Kulp STARDUSTER II SA-300 (registry code 86601MZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/c-e-kulp-starduster-ii-sa-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SA300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,082 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011104031539I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 21. UPON PLACING THE TAIL WHEEL DOWN, HE FELT SEVERE SHIMMY. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. TAIL WHEEL MOUNT BROKE OFF. FAA INSPECTOR FOUND LEFT SPRING, CHAIN TO TAIL WHEEL MISSING.

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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