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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Namer AT6A · Galveston, TX · March 12, 2000

Date: March 12, 2000 · 17:45 local
Place: Galveston, TX
Airport: Scholes Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N36JV
Reported as: Namer AT6A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,900 total2,700 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23)In his written statement, the front seat passenger (a student pilot) staed that he was flying the airplane during the landing approach. He stated that during the landing flare the tainl wheel touched the runway first and that the main landing gear collapsed on touchdown. The pilot in command, a commercial pilot with no reocrds of a flight instructor cerificate, delined to provide a written or oral statement. The pilot and passenger were not injured and the airplane sustained minor damage. The post-incident investigation found no mechanical discrepancies with the main landing gear or its operation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER (A STUDENT PILOT) STAED THAT HE WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING APPROACH. HE STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING FLARE THE TAINL WHEEL TOUCHED THE RUNWAY FIRST AND THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, A COMMERCIAL PILOT WITH NO REOCRDS OF A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERIFICATE, DELINED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN OR ORAL STATEMENT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE POST-INCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR OR ITS OPERATION.