# Accident 20070519008659A: Amtr BUCKER131E, Memphis, TN, May 19, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: General Dewitt Spain Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2006° N, 90.0539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2006&lon=-90.0539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234RX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234RX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hanson Gerald E HANSON BUCKER 131E (registry code 05613UB, https://openairdocs.org/model/hanson-gerald-e-hanson-bucker-131e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BUCKER131E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 16 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070519008659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT AND A WITNESS STATED THAT HE LINED UP HIS APPROACH TO LAND IN THE GRASS PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 35 AT GENERAL DEWITT SPAIN AIRPORT. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONE TIME, THEN TOUCHED DOWN JUST SHORT OF THE SECOND VASI LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, THEN FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 NYC07CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA122), May 19, 2007: Hanson Gerald Hanson Bucker 131E (N234RX), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout that resulted in a collision with a lighting structure in the grass while landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's intentional landing in the runway…

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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