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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aviat A-1B · Burlington, CT · March 27, 2001

Date: March 27, 2001 · 14:30 local
Place: Burlington, CT
Airport: Meadow Airstrip Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N484C
Reported as: Aviat A1B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,200 total120 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N484CRegistered now · Aviat A-1BS/N 2114 · Built 2000 Airframe modelAviat A-1B Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During landing pilot heard a loud bang just after touch down, a/c settled on the left wing tip. The left main gear and strut were found about 500' behind the a/c. inspection by an IA mechanic and several airworthiness inspectors revealed that the weld at the left main gear strut attach point appears to be "a cold weld" and that there was "minimal penetration" at the weld site.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG JUST AFTER TOUCH DOWN, A/C SETTLED ON THE LEFT WING TIP. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND STRUT WERE FOUND ABOUT 500' BEHIND THE A/C. INSPECTION BY AN IA MECHANIC AND SEVERAL AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS REVEALED THAT THE WELD AT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT ATTACH POINT APPEARS TO BE "A COLD WELD" AND THAT THERE WAS "MINIMAL PENETRATION" AT THE WELD SITE.