# Incident 20160220001959I: Daniels J R/Price Gary BERKUT, Camarillo, CA, February 20, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2016, 12:44 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2218° N, 119.0322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camarillo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2218&lon=-119.0322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N538AJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N538AJ-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Daniels J R/Price Gary BERKUT (registry code 056033R, https://openairdocs.org/model/daniels-j-r-price-gary-berkut) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DANIELS J R/PRICE GARY BERKUT
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,468 total, 800 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/20160220001959I

## Narrative

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

N538AJ, BERKUT DEPARTED RUNWAY 26 AT CAMARILLO AIRPORT, AFTER DEPARTURE THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TO RUNWAY 8 MAKING A HARD LANDING. THE HARD LANDING SHEARED OFF THE TWO MAIN LANDING GEARS AND BROKE THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR.

## Other reports on N538AJ (2)

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

- [Incident 20020108000229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020108000229I), Jan 8, 2002: Amtr BERKUT (N538AJ), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft incident involving N538AJ occurred at the Palo Alto airport (pao) at 1705PST on the 8th of January 2002. N538AJ was on takeoff roll for…
- [Accident 19960618014219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960618014219A), Jun 18, 1996: Amtr BERKUT (N538AJ), Jackson, WY, Substantial damage. Main gear collapsed on landing roll had extended gear manually due failure extend. Gear motor shorted bad downlock.

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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