# Incident 19970810036119I: Amtr CHRISEAGLE2, Fargo, ND, August 10, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector International
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37BB-2013-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bennett William G CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 0565883, https://openairdocs.org/model/bennett-william-g-christen-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHRISEAGLE2
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 18 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970810036119I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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