# Incident 20050517008129I: Amtr EAABIPLANE, Selma, AL, May 17, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2005
- Place: Selma, AL
- Airport: Craig Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3439° N, 86.9878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRAIG FLD (SEM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3439&lon=-86.9878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65AH-2009-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hartman Alfonse A EAA BI PLANE (registry code 05614WK, https://openairdocs.org/model/hartman-alfonse-a-eaa-bi-plane) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EAABIPLANE
- Reported engine: AMTR O200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 4 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050517008129I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 15 AT SEM. ON CLIMB OUT THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND THE PILOT TURNED BACK TO AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE TAIL WHEEL AND THEN THE MAINS. THE WELDS BROKE ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CENTER FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT ALLOWING THE GEAR STRUTS TO SPREAD. THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED USING CABLES RUNNING TO THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. AS THE STRUTS SPREAD APART, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER.

## Other reports on N65AH (1)

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

- [Incident 20080719847129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080719847129I), Jul 19, 2008: Amtr EAABIPLANE (N65AH), Evansville, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot lost control during high speed taxi practice. There was no intention of flight. Aircraft dparted runway about midfield and nosed over. The pilot…

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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