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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Babylakes · North Bend, OR · April 2, 1999

Date: April 2, 1999 · 14:10 local
Place: North Bend, OR
Airport: North Bend Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N992DT
Reported as: Amtr Babylakes
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 265 total6 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N992DTRegistration cancelled Jun 22, 2011 · Trefethen David SUPER BABY LAKESS/N 8711-K-992SB · Built 1994 Airframe modelTrefethen David SUPER BABY LAKES Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During a normal landing at the North Bend, Oregon airport the aircraft left landing gear collapsed. Investigation revealed that the landing gear attach fitting/shock strut failed. A witness stated that N992DT had a soft, light, landing not a hard landing. The aircraft sustained damage to the left landing gear, propeller, and lower left wing skin. All damage was determined to be as minor. A malfunction and defect report, FAA form 8010-4 was requested from the mechanic that repaired the aircraft. The m & d report will be evaluated when submitted to this office and this report will be amended as necessary. This aircraft is experimental amateur built. The mechanic who repaired the aircraft installed an improved replacement attach fitting that is stronger than the original. I notified the asde web page to inform the general aviation, amateur built community of the potential problem with the attach fitting/shock strut.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A NORMAL LANDING AT THE NORTH BEND, OREGON AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR ATTACH FITTING/SHOCK STRUT FAILED. A WITNESS STATED THAT N992DT HAD A SOFT, LIGHT, LANDING NOT A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AND LOWER LEFT WING SKIN. ALL DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE AS MINOR. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT, FAA FORM 8010-4 WAS REQUESTED FROM THE MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED THE AIRCRAFT. THE M & D REPORT WILL BE EVALUATED WHEN SUBMITTED TO THIS OFFICE AND THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS NECESSARY. THIS AIRCRAFT IS EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT. THE MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE AIRCRAFT INSTALLED AN IMPROVED REPLACEMENT ATTACH FITTING THAT IS STRONGER THAN THE ORIGINAL. I NOTIFIED THE ASDE WEB PAGE TO INFORM THE GENERAL AVIATION, AMATEUR BUILT COMMUNITY OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE ATTACH FITTING/SHOCK STRUT.