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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Stolam RC-3 · Bullhead City, AZ · April 19, 1997

Date: April 19, 1997 · 14:00 local
Place: Bullhead City, AZ
Airport: Bullhead Laughlin
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6505K
Reported as: Stolam RC3
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total200 in this make and model105 in the last 90 days

N6505KRegistered now · Republic RC-3S/N 771 · Built 1947 Airframe modelRepublic RC-3 Engine modelFranklin 6A8 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 April 19, 1997 at 1400 hrs PDT. Pilot of N6505K landed on runway 16 at bulkhead city airport. During rollout the main gear slowly retracted and the aircraft slid to a stop on the keel of the hull. Damage to aircraft was keel ground down at step. Inspection of landing gear system revealed that one of the two springs which keeps the overcenter down lock system in the correct position had broken. Owner submitted FAA form 8010-4 malfunction or defect report to ral FSDO.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 19, 1997 AT 1400 HRS PDT. PILOT OF N6505K LANDED ON RUNWAY 16 AT BULKHEAD CITY AIRPORT. DURING ROLLOUT THE MAIN GEAR SLOWLY RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE KEEL OF THE HULL. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS KEEL GROUND DOWN AT STEP. INSPECTION OF LANDING GEAR SYSTEM REVEALED THAT ONE OF THE TWO SPRINGS WHICH KEEPS THE OVERCENTER DOWN LOCK SYSTEM IN THE CORRECT POSITION HAD BROKEN. OWNER SUBMITTED FAA FORM 8010-4 MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT TO RAL FSDO.