# Incident 20020921025839I: Amtr MERLINGT, Arlington, WA, September 21, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2002, 18:30 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1608° N, 122.1590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARLINGTON MUNI (AWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1608&lon=-122.1590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80104, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80104-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Richmond Jeffrey L MERLIN GT (registry code 05628D6, https://openairdocs.org/model/richmond-jeffrey-l-merlin-gt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MERLINGT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 90 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020921025839I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RWY 34 AT AWO. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT WIND AND HIT RUNWAY LIGHT CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. LEFT WHEEL CAME OFF, LEFT WING TIP STRUCK GROUND THEN LANDING GEAR FOLDED. NO INJURIES.

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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