# Incident 20021012030189I: Amtr CHALLENGERII, Bentonville, AR, October 12, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2002, 14:35 local time
- Place: Bentonville, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3729° N, 94.2088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bentonville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3729&lon=-94.2088&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82535, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82535-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Potter/Challenger II (registry code 05628ZU, https://openairdocs.org/model/potter-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHALLENGERII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021012030189I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 12, 2002 AT 14:35 N82535, AN AMATEUR BUILT CHALLENGER II WAS BEING FLOWN BY A NON CERTIFICATED PILOT, MR. DOUG OWENSBY, THE OWNER. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF FLYING AROUND A FIELD, NEAR HIS HOME, HE LANDED AND DURING ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR HIT A CHUG HOLE AND BENT BACK. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. MR. OWENSBY WAS NOT HURT.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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