# Accident 20080127011069A: Amtr AVIDMARKIV, Fowler, IN, January 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2008, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fowler, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5425° N, 87.4208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5425&lon=-87.4208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N610K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N610K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avid MK-IV (registry code 0590189, https://openairdocs.org/model/avid-mk-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDMARKIV
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 275 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080127011069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2007, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT BEING OPERATED BY A SPORT PILOT WAS INVOLVED IN AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ACCIDENT. THE AVID MARK IV HH SINGLE-ENGINE HIGHWING AIRCRAFT, N610K, SERIAL NUMBER K1936G WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND WESTBOUND ON A GRASS STRIP 700 FOOT LONG AND 40 FOOT WIDE ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED THAT HE LET HIS AIRSPEED GET SLOW AND MISJUDGED HIS HEIGHT ABOVE TOUCHDOWN DURING THE LANDING FLARE. THIS CAUSED A HARD, INADVERTENT GROUND STRIKE THAT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE BACK INTO THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LANDING AREA STRIKING TWO SMALL PINE TREES THAT WERE APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET TALL. THE CONTACT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING, ALONG WITH THE PROPELLER AND FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED BY THE OWNER/PILOT PRIOR TO NOTIFYING THE FAA OR NTSB AND PLACED IN A STORAGE BARN LOCATED ON THE SAME PROPERTY. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI08CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA072), Jan 27, 2008: Avid MK-IV (N610K), Boswell, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition which resulted in a loss of directional control during a bounced landing. Factors associated with the accident were the improper flare,…

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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