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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Wthrly 201C · Stephen, MN · July 18, 1997

Date: July 18, 1997 · 10:30 local
Place: Stephen, MN
Airport: Stephen Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: KIIG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9054W
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97LA219
Reported as: Wthrly 201C
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,791 total767 in this make and model124 in the last 90 days

N9054WRegistered now · Weatherly 201CS/N 1022 · Built 1977 Airframe modelWeatherly 201C Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Landed left gear first. Wind gust caused side load to right mand and it folded. Damaged wing spar. Weak side brace. (-23) as the pilot lined up with the runway the left gear touched down first. Then as the right gear touched the runway, a large gust of wind, crosswind to the runway, caused a slight side load to the right gear which then proceeded to collapse, causing damage to the main wing spar at the gear attach point. Safety recommendation will be submitted by iic.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED LEFT GEAR FIRST. WIND GUST CAUSED SIDE LOAD TO RIGHT MAND AND IT FOLDED. DAMAGED WING SPAR. WEAK SIDE BRACE. (-23) AS THE PILOT LINED UP WITH THE RUNWAY THE LEFT GEAR TOUCHED DOWN FIRST. THEN AS THE RIGHT GEAR TOUCHED THE RUNWAY, A LARGE GUST OF WIND, CROSSWIND TO THE RUNWAY, CAUSED A SLIGHT SIDE LOAD TO THE RIGHT GEAR WHICH THEN PROCEEDED TO COLLAPSE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE MAIN WING SPAR AT THE GEAR ATTACH POINT. SAFETY RECOMMENDATION WILL BE SUBMITTED BY IIC.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI97LA219Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStephen, MNthe pilot's exceeding the design stress limits of the aircraft. A factor was the crosswind.Jul 18, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9054W · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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