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Incident

FAA incident report · Amtr Acrosport · Fort Collins, CO · October 13, 2002

Date: October 13, 2002 · 14:00 local
Place: Fort Collins, CO
Airport: Downtown Ft Collins Airpark
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N8488C
Reported as: Amtr Acrosport
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N8488CRegistered now · Anderson Willard C SUPER ACRO SPORTS/N 896-3-80 · Built 1981 Airframe modelAnderson Willard C SUPER ACRO SPORT Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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) Mr. Dewitt landed at the ft. Collins airport and while turning around on the narrow runway departed such and collected some grass in his landing gear. There was no damage to his aircraft and due to flying in an open cockpit was hearing impaired. When asked by the ramp people at the airport if he was ok he appeared disoriented but in reality couldn't hear the questions so couldn't respond. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. DEWITT LANDED AT THE FT. COLLINS AIRPORT AND WHILE TURNING AROUND ON THE NARROW RUNWAY DEPARTED SUCH AND COLLECTED SOME GRASS IN HIS LANDING GEAR. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO HIS AIRCRAFT AND DUE TO FLYING IN AN OPEN COCKPIT WAS HEARING IMPAIRED. WHEN ASKED BY THE RAMP PEOPLE AT THE AIRPORT IF HE WAS OK HE APPEARED DISORIENTED BUT IN REALITY COULDN'T HEAR THE QUESTIONS SO COULDN'T RESPOND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^