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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr TWINJET 1500 · Canon City, CO · September 2, 2000

Date: September 2, 2000 · 12:00 local
Place: Canon City, CO
Airport: Fremont County Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N750TJ
Reported as: Amtr TWINJET1500
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total20 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N750TJRegistration cancelled Oct 14, 2014 · Bornhofen Bob TWINJET 1500S/N 001 · Built 1999 Airframe modelBornhofen Bob TWINJET 1500 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-23)This aircraft was undergoing flight tests at the time of this incident. This is an experimental category aircraft is undergoing development for future production as a homebuilt/kit. The aircraft was on its 2nd flight of the day when, on final approach it was noted that the left main gear did not indicate down & locked. This initial landing approach was at the cannon city airport. Upon realizing there was a gear problem, PIC decided to do a fly-by at the publeo tower. Tower confirmed that the left main gear was not fully extended. Landing was decided to be at pueblo, due to availability of CFR equipment. Landing resulted in minor structural damage to the composite structure of the fuselage. Investigation by the manufacturer has revealed that a weld on the left main strut did not have proper penetration. This landing gear is a fabricated unit unique to this aircraft. Different welding fabricator is planned for future construction.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THIS AIRCRAFT WAS UNDERGOING FLIGHT TESTS AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY AIRCRAFT IS UNDERGOING DEVELOPMENT FOR FUTURE PRODUCTION AS A HOMEBUILT/KIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ITS 2ND FLIGHT OF THE DAY WHEN, ON FINAL APPROACH IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN & LOCKED. THIS INITIAL LANDING APPROACH WAS AT THE CANNON CITY AIRPORT. UPON REALIZING THERE WAS A GEAR PROBLEM, PIC DECIDED TO DO A FLY-BY AT THE PUBLEO TOWER. TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. LANDING WAS DECIDED TO BE AT PUEBLO, DUE TO AVAILABILITY OF CFR EQUIPMENT. LANDING RESULTED IN MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE COMPOSITE STRUCTURE OF THE FUSELAGE. INVESTIGATION BY THE MANUFACTURER HAS REVEALED THAT A WELD ON THE LEFT MAIN STRUT DID NOT HAVE PROPER PENETRATION. THIS LANDING GEAR IS A FABRICATED UNIT UNIQUE TO THIS AIRCRAFT. DIFFERENT WELDING FABRICATOR IS PLANNED FOR FUTURE CONSTRUCTION.

Other reports on N750TJ · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20030124007049AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Melbourne, FL(-23) On January 24, 2003, at approximately 1649 EST an experimental amateur built jet aircraft informed ATC that the landing gear would not extend. The aircraft made two passes by the tower to determine the position of the landing gear. The pilot then…Jan 24, 2003 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Incident 20020530020869IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Cocoa, FL(-23) The main landing gear collapsed while the experimental amateur-built aircraft was taxiing to the active runway. Post-mishap examination of the aircraft revealed that one of the main landing gear actuator rod-ends had failed; the rod end bearing shell…May 30, 2002 · Minor damage