19970721027269I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr FW190 · Fargo, ND · July 21, 1997

Date: July 21, 1997 · 13:20 local
Place: Fargo, ND
Airport: Hector International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N317DG
Reported as: Amtr FW190
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,395 total12 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N317DGRegistration cancelled Jul 15, 2013 · Gierszewski David J WAR FW190S/N 153 · Built 1993 Airframe modelGierszewski David J WAR FW190 Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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 was landing on runway 35 at Hector int'l, Fargo, ND after touchdown pilot felt RH wing drop with wing dropping to runway. Aircraft then veered to the right and began sliding sideways which then buckled LH gear. Aircraft came to rest on runway. Landing gear failure caused by inferior welding during manufacture. Pilot builder counseled on welding techniques. Pilot stated he had purchased the a/c with some of the components already completed. The gear was completed. Pilot builder is to remove gear and remanufacture.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AT HECTOR INT'L, FARGO, ND AFTER TOUCHDOWN PILOT FELT RH WING DROP WITH WING DROPPING TO RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND BEGAN SLIDING SIDEWAYS WHICH THEN BUCKLED LH GEAR. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY. LANDING GEAR FAILURE CAUSED BY INFERIOR WELDING DURING MANUFACTURE. PILOT BUILDER COUNSELED ON WELDING TECHNIQUES. PILOT STATED HE HAD PURCHASED THE A/C WITH SOME OF THE COMPONENTS ALREADY COMPLETED. THE GEAR WAS COMPLETED. PILOT BUILDER IS TO REMOVE GEAR AND REMANUFACTURE.