20070929824279A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr SIDEWINDER · Pensacola, FL · September 29, 2007

Date
September 29, 2007 · 12:30 local
Place
Pensacola, FL
Airport
Coastal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N62RE
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC07LA241
Reported as
Amtr Sidewinder
Reported engine
Lycoming O290*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,185 total100 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On September 29, 2007, the pilot turned from base to final. He lined up on the runway and entered a slip to lose altitude. He held the slip for approximately 190 ft which made him land long on the runway. Witnesses said that the pilot privacy data omitted force landed the aircraft bouncing two or three times before hitting the fence at the end of the runway which resulted in the aircraft flipping over onto its canopy.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2007, THE PILOT TURNED FROM BASE TO FINAL. HE LINED UP ON THE RUNWAY AND ENTERED A SLIP TO LOSE ALTITUDE. HE HELD THE SLIP FOR APPROXIMATELY 190 FT WHICH MADE HIM LAND LONG ON THE RUNWAY. WITNESSES SAID THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FORCE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCING TWO OR THREE TIMES BEFORE HITTING THE FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER ONTO ITS CANOPY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.