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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Namer SNJ-5C · Little Rock, AR · May 31, 1985

Date: May 31, 1985 · 19:35 local
Place: Little Rock, AR
Airport: Adams
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6438D
Reported as: Namer SNJ5C
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total115 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N6438DRegistered now · North American SNJ-5CS/N 88-17652 · Built 1944 Airframe modelNorth American SNJ-5C Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot was making turn onto taxiway and left gear strut failed at upper end. Damage to wingtip.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS MAKING TURN ONTO TAXIWAY AND LEFT GEAR STRUT FAILED AT UPPER END. DAMAGE TO WINGTIP.