# Incident 20020522014649I: Amtr EXPRESS, Charleston, SC, May 22, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2002, 16:30 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: Charleston Afb-International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8986° N, 80.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLESTON AFB/INTL (CHS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8986&lon=-80.0405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N297JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N297JH-2003-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Heiring John H EXPRESS (registry code 05604OH, https://openairdocs.org/model/heiring-john-h-express) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EXPRESS
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020522014649I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT OR ABOUT 4:30 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 3 AT THE CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (CHS), SC. THE APPROACH WAS STABILIZED AT 65 KNOTS IN GUSTY CONDITIONS WITH 40 DEGREES FLAPS. DURING THE FLARE, THE SPEED HAD DROPPED TO ABOUT 50 KNOTS. THE NOSE SUDDENLY PITCHED UP ABOUT 20 DEGREES, AND THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED ON THE RUNWAY FROM ABOUT 4-FEET ALTITUDE, BOUNCED HARD AND BECAME AIRBORNE. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER IN A GO-AROUND ATTEMPT, AND THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED AIRBORNE FOR ABOUT 150 YARDS, VEERED TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED THE RIGHT WING TIP, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER HARD NOSE DOWN LANDING ON THE GRASS. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH AT LEAST 10 MILES VIABILITY AND THE WIND WAS 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 FROM 40 DEGREES. THE LANDING ATTEMPT FOLLOWED AN IFR FLIGHT FROM PANAMA CITY, FL. A PREFLIGHT BRIEFING WAS OBTAINED PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N297JH (1)

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

- [Accident 20021119036209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021119036209A), Nov 19, 2002: Amtr EXPRESS (N297JH), Moncks Corner, SC, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. (-23) On November 19, 2002, about 1655 eastern standard time, a homebuilt Express, N297JH, registered to industries unlimited, inc., crashed into lake…

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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