# Accident 19840918049529A: Amtrsm DSA1, Covington, IN, September 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1984, 10:03 local time
- Place: Covington, IN
- Airport: Fulton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1296° N, 87.3904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1296&lon=-87.3904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5023D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5023D-1992-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pickel Arnold F SMITH DSA1 MINIPLANE (registry code 8350236, https://openairdocs.org/model/pickel-arnold-f-smith-dsa1-miniplane) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSM DSA1
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 528 total, 173 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA393) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840918049529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENLARGED LANDING GEAR WHEEL RETAINING NUT HOLE TO FIT COTTER KEY. KEY DID NOT GO THROUGH AXLE. WHEEL CAME OFF

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI84LA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA393), Sep 18, 1984: Pickel Smith Miniplane (N5023D), Covington, IN, substantial damage

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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