# Incident 20091024022879I: Amtr BOWERSFLYBAB, San Manuel, AZ, October 24, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2009, 11:15 local time
- Place: San Manuel, AZ
- Airport: San Manuel
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6364° N, 110.6473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN MANUEL (E77), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6364&lon=-110.6473&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5540V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5540V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Felland Erling A BOWERS FLY BABY 1A (registry code 14101C2, https://openairdocs.org/model/felland-erling-a-bowers-fly-baby-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BOWERSFLYBAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 342 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091024022879I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LE ROY, AZ (4AZ9) ENROUTE TO CASA GRANDE, AZ TO ATTEND THE COPPER STATE FLY IN.  ENROUTE MR. TOMASELLO PLANNED TO STOP AT SAN MANUEL (E77) FOR FUEL.  DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE CONTROL STICK GRIP PULLED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, CONTACTING THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE AND MAIN LANDING GEAR.

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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