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FAA incident report · Namer P51D · Columbus, OH · October 25, 1996

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Date
October 25, 1996 · 13:19 local
Place
Columbus, OH
Airport
Bolton Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N51DZ
Reported as
Namer P51D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
136 total3 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N51DZRegistration cancelled Mar 25, 2013 · Burgess James M 3/4 SCALE P-51DS/N 1 · Built 1994Airframe modelBurgess James M 3/4 SCALE P-51DEngine modelFairchild V-770B seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on 10/25/96, Mr. James m. burgess, a private pilot, cert. # 293465847, departed Bolton field (2I4) at 1300 EDT, in a james m. burgess 2/3 scale P-51-D, N51DZ, an experimental/homebuilt aircraft for pattern work and touch and go landings. At approximately 1319 EDT, Mr. Burgess touched down on runway 22 at the 3500 foot mark. During rollout, the right main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft veered to the right slightly then, the left main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest 20 feet off the runway. The aircraft damaged two runway taxi lights and the aircraft sustained minor damage. The pilot reported no injuries. Subsequent inspection of N51DZ by ASI jay c. wilkins of the cmh FSDO concluded that the welds for the right and left main landing gear down lock attach brace had failed. The right fractured completely and the left side was cracked. These failures were attributed to improper weld techniques (embrittlement). The aircraft had only 3 hours of flight time recorded since finished.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 10/25/96, MR. JAMES M. BURGESS, A PRIVATE PILOT, CERT. # 293465847, DEPARTED BOLTON FIELD (2I4) AT 1300 EDT, IN A JAMES M. BURGESS 2/3 SCALE P-51-D, N51DZ, AN EXPERIMENTAL/HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT FOR PATTERN WORK AND TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. AT APPROXIMATELY 1319 EDT, MR. BURGESS TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 22 AT THE 3500 FOOT MARK. DURING ROLLOUT, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT SLIGHTLY THEN, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 20 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGED TWO RUNWAY TAXI LIGHTS AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF N51DZ BY ASI JAY C. WILKINS OF THE CMH FSDO CONCLUDED THAT THE WELDS FOR THE RIGHT AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK ATTACH BRACE HAD FAILED. THE RIGHT FRACTURED COMPLETELY AND THE LEFT SIDE WAS CRACKED. THESE FAILURES WERE ATTRIBUTED TO IMPROPER WELD TECHNIQUES (EMBRITTLEMENT). THE AIRCRAFT HAD ONLY 3 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME RECORDED SINCE FINISHED.