# Accident 20070624014789A: Amtr NIEUPORT11, Binghamton, NY, June 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2007, 20:45 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Airport: Chenango Bridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1883° N, 75.8381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1883&lon=-75.8381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3124U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3124U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sherman John H NIEUPORT 11 (registry code 059013Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/sherman-john-h-nieuport-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR NIEUPORT11
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070624014789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2007 AT 2015 EDT, AN AMATEUR-BUILT SHERMAN NIEUPORT 11, N3124U, OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER INVERTED AT THE CHENANGO BRIDGE AIRPORT (1NK8), A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT'S BOTTOM RIGHT WING WAS BENT UPWARD AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER WING TIPS WERE DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. THE RUDDER WAS DAMAGED AS WELL AS IT CONTACTED THE GROUND WHEN IT FLIPPED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. AFTER THE HARD LANDING, THE DRAG CABLE CONNECTING THE UPPER PORTION OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE LEFT GEAR SNAPPED ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR ATTACHING POINT.

## 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 ATL07CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA097), Jun 25, 2007: Sherman John, H Nieuport II (N3124U), Binghamton, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the main gear spring during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control, and a nose over.

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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