# Accident 19940728045979A: Amtrsn SKYBOLT, Muscle Shoals, AL, July 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1994, 09:17 local time
- Place: Muscle Shoals, AL
- Airport: Muscle Shoals Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7453° N, 87.6102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7453&lon=-87.6102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919JM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N919JM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller John N SKYBOLT-180 (registry code 05655CN, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-john-n-skybolt-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSN SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 605 total, 138 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940728045979A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. FOUND FAILED GEAR STRUT DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKING.

## 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 ATL94LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA149), Jul 28, 1994: Miller, John Skybolt (N919JM), Muscle Shoals, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the main landing gear strut that resulted in a loss of control.

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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