# Accident 20060120000719A: Amtr PIETENPOLAIR, Lometa, TX, January 20, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2006, 17:43 local time
- Place: Lometa, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2333° N, 98.4672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2333&lon=-98.4672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13708, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13708-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Neyman Merle H PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER (registry code 7040363, https://openairdocs.org/model/neyman-merle-h-pietenpol-aircamper) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PIETENPOLAIR
- Reported engine: AMTR EA81
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060120000719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE TOOK OFF FROM A FARM STRIP, AND HIS INTENTION WAS TO RELOCATE THE AIRCRAFT TO ANOTHER NEARBY FARM STRIP. WHILE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN UNKNOWN OBJECT, AND BROKE THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER CONDITION, BREAKING THE PROPELLER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW06CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA059), Jan 20, 2006: Pietenpol Aircamper (N13708), Lometa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Contributing factors were the sun glare and the rough and uneven landing area.

## Other reports on N13708 (2)

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

- [Incident 20000831029079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000831029079I), Aug 31, 2000: Amtr PIETENPOLAIR (N13708), Newark, OH, Minor damage. (-23)The pilot reported that during the touchdown phase of the landing at (vta), the aircraft went off the right side of the runway into a bean field and nosed…
- [Accident 19850725036389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850725036389A), Jul 25, 1985: Amtrpl AIRCAMPER (N13708), Brodhead, WI, Substantial damage. Collided with trees after aircraft entered a spin at low altitude. Pilot was making steep turns around airport.

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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