# Incident 20030526022099I: Amtr AIRBIKE, Elko, NV, May 26, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2003, 10:38 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8381° N, 115.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elko, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8381&lon=-115.7678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N240JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N240JC-2006-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilson Alan TANDUM AIR BIKE (registry code 05607N0, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilson-alan-tandum-air-bike) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AIRBIKE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030526022099I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE INSTALLATION WENT OVER-CENTER CAUSING THE BRAKE TO LOCK. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A FENCE. DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SKIN (WING COVERING).

## Other reports on N240JC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040229003189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040229003189A), Feb 29, 2004: Amtr AIRBIKE (N240JC), Elko, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) On 02/29/04, 0920 PST, this experimental home-built wilson alan tandum air bike, N240JC, experienced a total loss of engine power while cruising about…

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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