# Incident 19971004029989I: Amtr SEAFURYTMK20, Midland, TX, October 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1997, 21:00 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAFURYTMK20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,000 total, 1,140 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971004029989I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FINAL APPROACH TO MAF AS A FLIGHT OF THREE, THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN. A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD THAT LATER PROVED TO BE THE TAIL WHEEL BEING PUNCTURED BY A BROKEN OLEO STRUT. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TRACK BACK AND FORTH UNTIL THE PILOT LOST CONTROL RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP. THE PILOT WHO WAS THE LONE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGES TO THE TAIL WHEEL RETRACT ASSEMBLY. THE TAIL WHEEL OLEO STRUT BROKE AT THE ATTACH POINT DURING GEAR RETRACTION. DURING GEAR EXTENSION, THE OLEO PUNCTURED THE TAIL WHEEL CAUSING THE PILOT TO LOOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLL-OUT.

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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