# Accident 19920821032599A: Amtrdk DYKEDELTAJD2, Billings, MT, August 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1992, 15:50 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6508° N, 108.3807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6508&lon=-108.3807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78BS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78BS-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schaknowski DYKE DELTA JD-2 (registry code 0566507, https://openairdocs.org/model/schaknowski-dyke-delta-jd-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRDK DYKEDELTAJD2
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,735 total, 960 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920821032599A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN WHEEL AXLE BROKE ON LANDING. HAD PREEXISTING FATIGUE CRACK.

## 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 SEA92LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA185), Aug 21, 1992: Schaknowski Dyke Delta JD-2 (N78BS), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AXLE.

## Other reports on N78BS (2)

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

- [Incident 19891119062179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891119062179I), Nov 19, 1989: Amtrdk DYKEDELTAJD2 (N78BS), Camillus, NY, Minor damage. Carburetor icing in flight. Emergency landing at airport.
- [Incident 19800726062729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800726062729I), Jul 26, 1980: Amtrdk DYKEDELTAJD2 (N78BS), Ithaca, NY, Minor damage. Gear retracted after bouncing. Pilot failed to verify down and locked position.

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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