# Accident 19960818028659A: Tcraft 19, Shakopee, MN, August 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1996, 16:00 local time
- Place: Shakopee, MN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7693° N, 93.4694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7693&lon=-93.4694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6630N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6630N-1997-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft 19 (registry code 8850902, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT 19
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,102 total, 2,532 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960818028659A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. ATTACH STUD FAILED FROM POOR WELD. NO MEDICAL. THIRD PASSENGER NO SEAT. (-23) UPON ROLLOUT FROM LANDING ON PVT. GRASS AIRSTRIP RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AT INBOARD ATTACH POINT FOR BUNGEE CORDS. AIRCRAFT WENT INVERTED WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ONE MINOR INJURY TO PASSENGER. NO FIRE. NO ELT.

## 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 CHI96LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA305), Aug 18, 1996: Taylorcraft 19 (N6630N), Shakopee, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the right main landing gear shock strut due to internal corrosion. The restriction to inspection of the strut was a related factor.

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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