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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr PITTSSPECS1S · Show Low, AZ · August 17, 2008

Date: August 17, 2008 · 07:35 local
Place: Show Low, AZ
Airport: Show Low Regional
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N39124
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA08CA181
Reported as: Amtr PITTSSPECS1S
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 273 total3 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot is from Michigan and had returned home prior to this investigation. Per telecon information received from the pilot, he was making a landing at Show Low, AZ. Upon landing the aircraft bounced and may have been caught in air current. The aircraft then ground looped and came to rest nose down. The pilot then stated that he improperly handled the aircraft due to the bounce and the conditions. There were no injuries due to the accident. The aircraft was inspected at air transport in phoenix AZ. The aircraft has substantial damage. The entire upper wing is no longer attached to the aircraft, there is damage to right landing gear, and buckling of the fuselage is evident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT IS FROM MICHIGAN AND HAD RETURNED HOME PRIOR TO THIS INVESTIGATION. PER TELECON INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE PILOT, HE WAS MAKING A LANDING AT SHOW LOW, AZ. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND MAY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN AIR CURRENT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN. THE PILOT THEN STATED THAT HE IMPROPERLY HANDLED THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE BOUNCE AND THE CONDITIONS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AT AIR TRANSPORT IN PHOENIX AZ. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ENTIRE UPPER WING IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT, THERE IS DAMAGE TO RIGHT LANDING GEAR, AND BUCKLING OF THE FUSELAGE IS EVIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB SEA08CA181Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportShow Low, AZThe pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's limited experience in the airplane.Aug 17, 2008 · Substantial damage