# Incident 20020714020739I: Amtr LANCAIR320, New Hudson, MI, July 14, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2002, 14:30 local time
- Place: New Hudson, MI
- Airport: New Hudson Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5109° N, 83.6155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Hudson, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5109&lon=-83.6155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31161, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Upgrove Kevin J LANCAIR 320 (registry code 05618Y5, https://openairdocs.org/model/upgrove-kevin-j-lancair-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR320
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020714020739I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT HE WAS COMING IN TOO FAST FOR A GOOD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY HARD AND BECAME AIRBORNE. THE PILOT THEN TRIED TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED IT A SECOND TIME WITHOUT PERFORMING A GO-AROUND MANEUVER. THE AIRCRAFT THROTTLE WAS PULLED BACK AND THE AIRSPEED DEPLETED RAPIDLY. THE PILOT NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT BECOMING HARD TO CONTROL, WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE HIT THE GROUND, THEN THE NOSE TIRE HIT, WITH THE PROP STRUCK THE TARMAC A NUMBER OF TIMES, AND FINALLY THE LEFT MAIN TOUCHED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N31161 (2)

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

- [Incident 19991105038619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991105038619I), Nov 5, 1999: Amtr LANCAIR320 (N31161), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Pilot attempting yo land, hit hard, bounced twice, decided to go around raised landing gear to make a go around. When attempted to lower landing gear to land.…
- [Incident 19981025030199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981025030199I), Oct 25, 1998: Amtr LANCAIR (N31161), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. (-5)On approach into Pontiac airport, pilot selected gear down on aircraft N31161. The gear didn't come down. The pilot recycled the gear a total of three…

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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