# Incident 19990612026799I: Swrngn S2RG6, Oakes, ND, June 12, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1999, 10:00 local time
- Place: Oakes, ND
- Airport: Oakes Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.1733° N, 98.0800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OAKES MUNI (2D5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1733&lon=-98.0800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61230, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61230) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-G5 (registry code 0970218, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-g5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWRNGN S2RG6
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,120 total, 1,491 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990612026799I

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT, CONDUCTED BY THE OWNER/PILOT, WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137. AFTER DEPARTING THE OAKES, ND AIRPORT AND CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE OAKES, ND AIRPORT WITH APPROXIMATELY 300 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL/WATER MIXTURE ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING IN GUSTY WINDS, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY IN A HARD LANDING, DURING WHICH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER FAILING IN TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS ON THE GEAR LEG. THE MANUFACTURER HAS DESIGNED A NEW LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY STRONGER. THE OWNER WAS UNAWARE OF THE NEWLY DESIGNED AND AVAILABLE LANDING GEAR UNTIL THIS ACCIDENT. THE NEW GEAR IS BEING INSTALLED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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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