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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Chek Carl MARK IV AVID ACFT IN · Salisbury, MD · June 30, 2001

Date: June 30, 2001 · 18:44 local
Place: Salisbury, MD
Airport: Salisbury-Wicomico County Reg
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N1968N
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC01LA160

N1968NRegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2012 · Chek Carl MARK IV AVID ACFT INS/N 1514D · Built 1998 Airframe modelChek Carl MARK IV AVID ACFT IN Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft made several high speed taxi's until just lifting off of runway and then aborting the takeoffs. While back taxing on runway 23, the left main gear collapsed due to a failure of the left main gear assembly stay strut. Aircraft swerved to the right and ran off the east side of the runway approximately 300 feet south of taxiway "a". The collapse of the gear during taxi caused substantial damage to the left wing spar, lower left fuselage longeron aft of the left wing strut to fuselage attach point, the propeller and left wing tip.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT MADE SEVERAL HIGH SPEED TAXI'S UNTIL JUST LIFTING OFF OF RUNWAY AND THEN ABORTING THE TAKEOFFS. WHILE BACK TAXING ON RUNWAY 23, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY STAY STRUT. AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND RAN OFF THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET SOUTH OF TAXIWAY "A". THE COLLAPSE OF THE GEAR DURING TAXI CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SPAR, LOWER LEFT FUSELAGE LONGERON AFT OF THE LEFT WING STRUT TO FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT, THE PROPELLER AND LEFT WING TIP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC01LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSalisbury, MDThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control. Factors were the quartering tailwind, and the improper rebuild of the left main landing gear with a reduced size brace.Jun 30, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1968N · 1

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

Incident 19990626023509ITakeoff Ground Roll · Grain Valley, MO(-5) The pilot reported that on the take-off roll, aircraft broke ground momentarily and the cabin door popped open. Aircraft veered to the left, aircraft struck the ground moving sideways. The left main landing gear collapsed and the propeller struck the…Jun 26, 1999 · Reported as Amtr Avidflyer · Minor damage