# Accident 20020807038349A: Amtr ACROSPORTI, Carbondale-Murp, IL, August 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2002, 15:33 local time
- Place: Carbondale-Murp, IL
- Airport: Southern Illinois
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7198° N, 89.2106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7198&lon=-89.2106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65701 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ACROSPORTI
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020807038349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN HAD JUST PURCHASED AIRCRAFT AND WAS MAKING HIS INITIAL FLIGHT FROM MACOMB, IL (MQB) TO CARBONDALE, IL (MDH). AIRMAN MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO LAND ON RUNWAY 6 AT MDH. THE AIRMAN STATED HE COULD NOT LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 6 "BECAUSE OF GROUND EFFECT". AIRMAN ELECTED TO LAND ON GRASSY AREA EAST OF RUNWAY 36R AT MDH. AIRMAN MADE A HARD LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND A SECOND TIME COLLAPSING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND SHATTERING THE WOODEN PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRMAN RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CHI02LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA249), Aug 7, 2002: Goode Acro Sport I (N65701), Carbondale, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsuitable landing area selected by the pilot and his lack of total experience in the accident airplane. The gusting winds were a contributing factor.

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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