34.9456° N, 81.9259° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Spartanburg, SC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 2, 1991 · 13:50 local
Place
Spartanburg, SC
Airport
Spartanburg Downtonw Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N51WW
Reported as
Amtrst P51AMTR
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total0 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Welds of main gear broke below strut housing while conducting high speed taxi tests.
As the FAA filed it
WELDS OF MAIN GEAR BROKE BELOW STRUT HOUSING WHILE CONDUCTING HIGH SPEED TAXI TESTS.