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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr A500 · Ft Myers, FL · March 16, 2005

Date
March 16, 2005 · 21:08 local
Place
Ft Myers, FL
Airport
Page Field
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N502AX
Reported as
Amtr A500
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total600 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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) On March 16, 2005, at 2110 local time an adams A500, registered to adams aircraft industries landed on runway 23 at Ft Myers Page Field (fmy) with a partial electrical failure. The aircraft proceeded about 2000 feet down the runway when the tower operator noticed sparks coming from under the aircraft. The aircraft came to a stop approximately 1500 to 2000 feet further down the runway. Due to the partial electrical failure the landing gear had to be extended using the emergency extension system. This aircraft was conducting research and development for show compliance to the far's when this incident happened. The aco and mido that are involved with this certification project have been notified and they area investigating. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the pilot and passenger aboard were not injured. The flight originated at the same field the incident took place.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 16, 2005, AT 2110 LOCAL TIME AN ADAMS A500, REGISTERED TO ADAMS AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AT FT MYERS PAGE FIELD (FMY) WITH A PARTIAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED ABOUT 2000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY WHEN THE TOWER OPERATOR NOTICED SPARKS COMING FROM UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 1500 TO 2000 FEET FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY. DUE TO THE PARTIAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE THE LANDING GEAR HAD TO BE EXTENDED USING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR SHOW COMPLIANCE TO THE FAR'S WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. THE ACO AND MIDO THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH THIS CERTIFICATION PROJECT HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND THEY AREA INVESTIGATING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ABOARD WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SAME FIELD THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE.