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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr AVID MARK IV · Watertown, NY · July 3, 2004

Date: July 3, 2004 · 19:25 local
Place: Watertown, NY
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3006M
Reported as: Amtr Avidmarkiv
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 150 total38 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

N3006MRegistration cancelled Jan 3, 2018 · Burt Michael E AVID MARK IVS/N 1575D · Built 2003 Airframe modelBurt Michael E AVID MARK IV Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) On 07/03/2004 an avid mark iv, N3006M, operated by michael e. burt, landed approximately 20 feet short of a grass runway. The experimental aircraft was operating under 14CFR91 at the time in the 38th hour of its 40 hour "phase I" limitations for experimental aircraft. The aircraft was being flight tested at maximum gross weight. In the pilot's attempt to land at his home field, the aircraft developed an excessive sink rate for which the pilot failed to compensate. The damage to the aircraft appears to be repairable. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 07/03/2004 AN AVID MARK IV, N3006M, OPERATED BY MICHAEL E. BURT, LANDED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET SHORT OF A GRASS RUNWAY. THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14CFR91 AT THE TIME IN THE 38TH HOUR OF ITS 40 HOUR "PHASE I" LIMITATIONS FOR EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLIGHT TESTED AT MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT. IN THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO LAND AT HIS HOME FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE FOR WHICH THE PILOT FAILED TO COMPENSATE. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO BE REPAIRABLE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.