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FAA incident report · Amtr CHRISEAGLE2 · Fargo, ND · August 10, 1997

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Date
August 10, 1997 · 17:30 local
Place
Fargo, ND
Airport
Hector International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N37BB
Reported as
Amtr CHRISEAGLE2
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total18 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days
N37BBRegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2013 · Bennett William G CHRISTEN EAGLE IIS/N BENNETT-0001 · Built 1982Airframe modelBennett William G CHRISTEN EAGLE IIEngine modelLycoming AEIO-360 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: pilot was landing Hector, int'l. on runway 35. After touchdown tailspring broke which prevented steering on the ground. Pilot was able to ascertain directional control with braking. Aircraft remained on the runway to the side. Aircraft was towed into maintenance area. Pilot stated it was a normal touchdown. Tail spring was of a fiberglass design. Tail spring broke immediately aft of u bolt fastener. A call to christer industries states the a/c can be equipped with either metal or composite. This aircraft is kit built and certificated in experimental category.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS LANDING HECTOR, INT'L. ON RUNWAY 35. AFTER TOUCHDOWN TAILSPRING BROKE WHICH PREVENTED STEERING ON THE GROUND. PILOT WAS ABLE TO ASCERTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WITH BRAKING. AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY TO THE SIDE. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED INTO MAINTENANCE AREA. PILOT STATED IT WAS A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN. TAIL SPRING WAS OF A FIBERGLASS DESIGN. TAIL SPRING BROKE IMMEDIATELY AFT OF U BOLT FASTENER. A CALL TO CHRISTER INDUSTRIES STATES THE A/C CAN BE EQUIPPED WITH EITHER METAL OR COMPOSITE. THIS AIRCRAFT IS KIT BUILT AND CERTIFICATED IN EXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY.