# Incident 20040117010579I: Amtr SONERAI2B, Sebring, FL, January 17, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2004, 11:10 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Airport: Sebring Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4564° N, 81.3424° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEBRING RGNL (SEF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4564&lon=-81.3424&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12MX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12MX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Monnett SONERAI II-B (registry code 0565916, https://openairdocs.org/model/monnett-sonerai-ii-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SONERAI2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040117010579I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND ONE EYE WITNESS, THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18 AT SEBRING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE EYEWITNESS REPORTED A TAILWIND PRESENT ON THIS RUNWAY; THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A CROSSWIND. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE SWERVED TO THE LEFT; SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE WHEEL FOLDED REARWARD. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE CONSISTED OF THE FOLLOWING: A COLLAPSED NOSE LANDING GEAR, A COMPLETELY DESTROYED WOODEN PROPELLER WITH ONE-HALF OF EACH BLADE SHEARED OFF, A DENTED PROPELLER SPINNER, THE RIGHT WING TIP WAS SCRAPED, AND THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE WAS DENTED OUTBOARD NEAR THE TIP. NOTE: THE PILOT REMOVED THE AIRPLANE FROM THE SCENE AND TRANSPORTED IT TO HIS RESIDENCE BEFORE THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS INCIDENT BY THE SEBRING AIRPORT AUTHORITY. THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THIS AIRPLANE HOLDS A PRIVATE CERTIFICATE WITH A GLIDER RATING. HIS LAST MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED IN JULY 1987. THIS PILOT IS THE THIRD OWNER OF THIS AIRCRAFT, BUT IT IS STILL REGISTERED IN THE FIRST OWNER'S NAME; REGISTRATION WAS NEVER PROPERLY TRANSFERRED. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT THIS INCIDENT, AND HE MOVED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO HIS RESIDENCE BEFORE THE FAA KNEWABOUT THE INCIDENT. IN ORDER TO AVOID ENFORCEMENT ACTION, THE PILOT SURRENDERED HIS CERTIFICATE TO THE FAA ON JANUARY 24, 2004. NOTE: THE PILOT STATED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING (RUDDER PEDAL ACTUATED) IS DIFFICULT ON THIS AIRCRAFT--COULD BE DESIGN OR RIGGING.

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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