# Incident 19860810057359I: Amtrwt TAILWIND/, Billings, MT, August 10, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1986, 10:27 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31543, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31543) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wittman W9 TAILWIND (registry code 9790302, https://openairdocs.org/model/wittman-w9-tailwind) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRWT TAILWIND/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 385 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860810057359I

## Narrative

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

WELDS BROKE ON ENGINE MOUNT LANDING GEAR BRACKET ON LANDING. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND NOSE COWLING.

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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