# Accident 19960723019579A: Amtr SKYBOLT, Belleville, IL, July 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1996, 20:00 local time
- Place: Belleville, IL
- Airport: Aero Estates Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5405° N, 90.0603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5405&lon=-90.0603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N596E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N596E-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Elliott John B SR STEEN SKYBOLT (registry code 0560213, https://openairdocs.org/model/elliott-john-b-sr-steen-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYC IO540G1B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 1 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960723019579A

## Narrative

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

(.4)DURING LANDING THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO GROUND LOOP. EXAMINATION OF THE AXLE ATTACHMENT AREA ON THE LEFT LANDING GEAR REVEALED SIGNS CONSISTENT WITH A LACK OF WELDING PENETRATION DURING MANUFACTURE.

## 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 CHI96LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA246), Jul 24, 1996: Elliot Steen Skybolt (N596E), Belleville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadequate weld on the landing gear by the builder/pilot.

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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