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Date
August 25, 2002 · 13:45 local
Place
Fitchburg, MA
Airport
Fitchburg Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15PZ
Reported as
Amtr BD5B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total100 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft took off to altitude of 50 feet, developed skip in engine, reduced power and landed hard back on same runway 32. Landing was too hard and broke fiberglass main gear struts off and skidded down runway about 500 feet. Pilot stopped engine and shut off fuel after aircraft stopped. (See pilots signed statement attached)
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF TO ALTITUDE OF 50 FEET, DEVELOPED SKIP IN ENGINE, REDUCED POWER AND LANDED HARD BACK ON SAME RUNWAY 32. LANDING WAS TOO HARD AND BROKE FIBERGLASS MAIN GEAR STRUTS OFF AND SKIDDED DOWN RUNWAY ABOUT 500 FEET. PILOT STOPPED ENGINE AND SHUT OFF FUEL AFTER AIRCRAFT STOPPED. (SEE PILOTS SIGNED STATEMENT ATTACHED)