20130116000959I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aeromot AMT-200(SUPR XIMNGO) · Crestview, FL · January 16, 2013

Date: January 16, 2013 · 10:55 local
Place: Crestview, FL
Airport: Bob Sikes
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N543X
Reported as: Aeromot AMT-200(Supr Ximngo)
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,905 total14 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N543XRegistered now · Aeromot AMT-200(SUPR XIMNGO)S/N 200046 · Built 1995 Airframe modelAeromot AMT-200(SUPR XIMNGO)Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot stated he was enroute from 7FL6 to Texas when heavy head winds caused the aircraft airspeed to drop to 85 KTS. Pilot elected to land at cew due to deteriating weather conditions. Pilot stated as weather conditions worsened, he spotted runway between the clouds, rushed landing and forgot to extend landing gear. Aircraft touched down on runway and skidded to a stop with very little damage and no injuries to pilot.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE WAS ENROUTE FROM 7FL6 TO TEXAS WHEN HEAVY HEAD WINDS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED TO DROP TO 85 KTS. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT CEW DUE TO DETERIATING WEATHER CONDITIONS. PILOT STATED AS WEATHER CONDITIONS WORSENED, HE SPOTTED RUNWAY BETWEEN THE CLOUDS, RUSHED LANDING AND FORGOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY AND SKIDDED TO A STOP WITH VERY LITTLE DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO PILOT.