33.4933° N, 90.0867° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GREENWOOD-LEFLORE (GWO), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 16, 1997 · 12:35 local
Place
Greenwood, MS
Airport
Greenwood Leflore
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9772N
Reported as
Amtr Sirocco
Reported engine
Lycoming O290C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
590 total290 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot stated that on landing rollout he heard a snap and the left main landing gear collapsed followed by the right. Further investigation revealed that a rod end failed in the gear system.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT ON LANDING ROLLOUT HE HEARD A SNAP AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A ROD END FAILED IN THE GEAR SYSTEM.