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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Frchld M62C · Garden City, KS · May 2, 1996

Date
May 2, 1996 · 07:45 local
Place
Garden City, KS
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
WDNG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N67481
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI96LA148
Reported as
Frchld M62C
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,256 total250 in this make and model132 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left main gear strut failed on takeoff. Veered off runway through two fences into ravine. Internal strut corrosion.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT FAILED ON TAKEOFF. VEERED OFF RUNWAY THROUGH TWO FENCES INTO RAVINE. INTERNAL STRUT CORROSION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.