# Incident 19990402020349I: Amtr BABYLAKES, North Bend, OR, April 2, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1999, 14:10 local time
- Place: North Bend, OR
- Airport: North Bend Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4072° N, 124.2345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Bend, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4072&lon=-124.2345&mi=10
- Aircraft: N992DT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N992DT-2011-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Trefethen David SUPER BABY LAKES (registry code 05626JF, https://openairdocs.org/model/trefethen-david-super-baby-lakes) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BABYLAKES
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990402020349I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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