- Date
- May 17, 1983, 18:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place
- Pottstown, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N40JMHomebuilt E.A.A. P-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830517019719A
- Case key
- 35097
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Analysis
The pilot said he had just purchased the acft and this was his first flight. Since this was a single seat home built acft the student pilot believed he could not get an instructor to check him out or sign him out for solo. Prior to the accident several witnesses saw this acft flying at extremely low altitude around the airport. An inspection of the acft after the accident revealed tree branches and tree leaves on the wings and struts. The pilot did not submit a report so his pilot experience could not be determined. He did state to an investigating trooper that he 'ballooned badly' during the landing and bounced off the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40JM
- Reported as
- Homebuilt E.A.A. P-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 002JN-868
- Airframe hours
- 135
- Engine
- Lycoming O-250, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Francis Diament
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Airport
- 46 · Pottstown-Limerick, runway 28, 3,500 × 58 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.