# Accident 19990521046539A: Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4, Saratoga, WY, May 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1999, 14:30 local time
- Place: Saratoga, WY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4524° N, 106.8117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saratoga, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4524&lon=-106.8117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N338CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N338CC-2003-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 (registry code 7090215, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-6-b2-h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45 (registry code 52105, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990521046539A

## Narrative

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

(-23)DURING LANDING AT SARATOGA, WY, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT BROKE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO PROPERTY WAS CAUSED AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91 AND VMC EXISTED AT THE TIME. CONTINUING INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE REASON FOR SHOCK STRUT FAILURE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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