# Incident 19980324008669I: Tcraft F19, Livermore, CA, March 24, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1998, 14:55 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6934° N, 121.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIVERMORE MUNI (LVK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6934&lon=-121.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2002A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2002A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft F19 (registry code 8850904, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT F19
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 455 total, 42 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980324008669I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 24, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1455 LOCAL, TAYLORCRAFT N2002A HAD THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT ON RUNWAY 25L AT LIVERMORE, CA AIRPORT (LVK). THE RIGHT GEAR TIE STRUT FAILED DUE TO SEVERE LOADING OF THE RIGHT GEAR ASSEMBLY DURING LANDING CAUSING MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND FUSELAGE AREA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT HAD A TOTAL OF 5 HOURS FLIGHT TIME IN THE LAST 90 DAYS AND HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY FLOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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