# Incident 20050119000859I: Amtr TURNERT40A, Hammond, LA, January 19, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2005, 10:15 local time
- Place: Hammond, LA
- Airport: Hammond Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5060° N, 90.4549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hammond, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5060&lon=-90.4549&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3175M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3175M-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pratt William C TURNER T-40A (registry code 05618ZN, https://openairdocs.org/model/pratt-william-c-turner-t-40a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TURNERT40A
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 669 total, 2 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/20050119000859I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 19 JANUARY, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 CST, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N3175M, A HOMEBUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF PRIOR TO ACHIEVING AN AIRSPEED SUFFICIENT FOR FLIGHT ABOVE THE AERODYNAMIC "OUT OF GROUND EFFECT" ALTITUDE. UPON REACHING AN ALTITUDE GREATER THAN THE "GROUND EFFECT" ENVELOPE, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CONTINUE FLIGHT AND SETTLED BACK TO AGRASS AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. UPON GROUND CONTACT, AND DURING ROLL OUT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE GRASS AREA ENCOUNTERING A DRAINAGE DITCH WHERE THE FRONT LANDING GEAR IMPACTED AN EARTH EMBANKMENT BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO APPARENT DAMAGE. THE SINGLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE WEATHER WAS VFR. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## Other reports on N3175M (1)

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

- [Incident 20040528011359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040528011359I), May 28, 2004: Amtr TURNERT40A (N3175M), Hammond, LA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was on the first flight of the newly constructed amateur-built aircraft. The pilot stated that he was a "little high" on his landing approach…

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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