# Incident 19890930055549I: Stolam RC3, Groton - New Lo, CT, September 30, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1989, 11:26 local time
- Place: Groton - New Lo, CT
- Airport: Groton-New London
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3301° N, 72.0451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GROTON-NEW LONDON (GON), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3301&lon=-72.0451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6589K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6589K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Republic RC-3 (registry code 3080202, https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A8 series (registry code 27030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a8-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOLAM RC3
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 40 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890930055549I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING. BOUNCED AND MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. GEAR DOWN  LINE HAD A CRACKED STEEL FITTING. LOST FLUID.

## Other reports on N6589K (1)

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

- [Incident 20110826019439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110826019439I), Aug 26, 2011: Republic RC-3 (N6589K), Groton, CT, Minor damage. On 8/26/2011, airman [privacy data omitted], certificate #[privacy data omitted], departed the richmond airport, west kingston, rhode island (08R) at…

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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