# Incident 19970523022999I: Cliff Neidhardt'S Aero Service CN-1, Minneapolis, MN, May 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1997, 19:30 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Crystal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0625° N, 93.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (MIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0625&lon=-93.3540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8960D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8960D-2019-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cliff Neidhardt'S Aero Service CN-1 (registry code 05626VT, https://openairdocs.org/model/cliff-neidhardt-s-aero-service-cn-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 75 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970523022999I

## Narrative

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

MAIN GEAR SHOCK CORD ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL LANDING. TAIL WHEEL IMPROPER INSTALL.

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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