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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr SKYBOLT · Pasco, WA · August 11, 2002

Date: August 11, 2002 · 12:25 local
Place: Pasco, WA
Airport: Tri Cities Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N211JD
Reported as: Amtr Skybolt
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total3 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N211JDRegistered now · Becktold D/Becktold J SKYBOLTS/N 001-J-D-B · Built 1979 Airframe modelBecktold D/Becktold J SKYBOLT Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N211JD, an an experimental Skybolt conventional gear airplane piloted by Mr. Alan p. van meter ground looped upon landing on runway 30 at Pasco, Washington on August 11, 2002. There was a passenger on board the aircraft during this flight originating in auburn, Washington. The original final destination was wichita, Kansas. Mr. Van meter had a total of three hours in this aircraft at the time of the incident. METAR weather reports at the time of the incident described the weather as clear with variable winds at 3 knots. In addition Mr. Van meter flew this aircraft through restricted areas R-6714A, b & c near yakima, Washington enroute to Pasco, Washington.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N211JD, AN AN EXPERIMENTAL SKYBOLT CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE PILOTED BY MR. ALAN P. VAN METER GROUND LOOPED UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 AT PASCO, WASHINGTON ON AUGUST 11, 2002. THERE WAS A PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT DURING THIS FLIGHT ORIGINATING IN AUBURN, WASHINGTON. THE ORIGINAL FINAL DESTINATION WAS WICHITA, KANSAS. MR. VAN METER HAD A TOTAL OF THREE HOURS IN THIS AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. METAR WEATHER REPORTS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT DESCRIBED THE WEATHER AS CLEAR WITH VARIABLE WINDS AT 3 KNOTS. IN ADDITION MR. VAN METER FLEW THIS AIRCRAFT THROUGH RESTRICTED AREAS R-6714A, B & C NEAR YAKIMA, WASHINGTON ENROUTE TO PASCO, WASHINGTON.