# Incident 20090411004839I: Amtr VIPERJET, Pasco, WA, April 11, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2009, 16:03 local time
- Place: Pasco, WA
- Airport: Tri-Cities
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2649° N, 119.1194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRI-CITIES (PSC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2649&lon=-119.1194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520VF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N520VF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hanchette Scott VIPERJET (registry code 05607UF, https://openairdocs.org/model/hanchette-scott-viperjet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VIPERJET
- Reported engine: VAJ85
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,580 total, 28 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090411004839I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS EXPERIMENTAL JET POWERED AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLIGHT AND WAS MAKING AN APPROACH UNDER GUSTY CONDITIONS.  AIRCRAFT GOT VERY VERTICAL AND TOUCHED DOWN VERY HARD ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, COMPRESSING THE MAINS SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW THE GEAR DOORS TO MOMENTARIALLY CONTACT THE RUNWAY SURFACE.  THE NOSE WHEEL THEN TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND COLLAPSED.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SURFACE GRINDING OF THE MAIN AND NOSE GEAR DOORS, THE NOSE CONE LOWER SKIN, AND THE GRINDING AND BENDING OF THE NOSE MOUNTED PITOT TUBE.  FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND NO DAMAGE TO THE MAIN STRUCTURE OR NOSE WHEEL BOX.  THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO THE SHEARING OF THE NOSE GEAR HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR BOLT.

## Other reports on N520VF (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020313004269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020313004269I), Mar 13, 2002: Amtr VIPERJET (N520VF), Saint George, UT, Minor damage. (-23) During landing, the canopy popped open due to gusty winds. The pilot taxied on the runway to the next taxiway, and while turning the aircraft was pushed…
- [Incident 20000724035179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000724035179I), Jul 24, 2000: Amtr VIPERJET (N520VF), Pasco, WA, Minor damage. (-23)Nose gear collapsed on rollout after landing. Mount weld holding hydraulic actuator in placed failed, thus hydraulic pressure to hold gear in down…

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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