# Incident 19950926037489I: Stolam RC3, St Paul, MN, September 26, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1995, 16:50 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: Lake Elmo Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9972° N, 92.8537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE ELMO (21D), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9972&lon=-92.8537&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6523K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6523K) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O4801
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950926037489I

## Narrative

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

MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. GEAR SPRINGS STRETCHED DUE HEAT STRESS.LOCK NOT OVER CENTER.

## Other reports on N6523K (3)

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

- [Incident 19950911034799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950911034799I), Sep 11, 1995: Stolam RC3 (N6523K), Oceanside, CA, Minor damage. Main gear rotated aft on amphibious RC3. Slid on keel to a stop. Main gear bell crank to hydro actuator failed.
- [Incident 19921205052419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921205052419I), Dec 5, 1992: Stolam RC3 (N6523K), Boulder City, NV, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertantly lowered landing gear instead of flaps on a water landing. Gear caused aircraft to flip over.
- [Incident 19881118066189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881118066189I), Nov 18, 1988: Stolam RC3 (N6523K), Sturgeon Bay, WI, Minor damage. Landing gear retracted on landing rollout. Found the rod end of landing gear retract cylinder had failed.

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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