# Accident 20010630017629A: Chek Carl MARK IV AVID ACFT IN, Salisbury, MD, June 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2001, 18:44 local time
- Place: Salisbury, MD
- Airport: Salisbury-Wicomico County Reg
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3400° N, 75.5117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3400&lon=-75.5117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1968N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1968N-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chek Carl MARK IV AVID ACFT IN (registry code 05601BF, https://openairdocs.org/model/chek-carl-mark-iv-avid-acft-in) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010630017629A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC01LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA160), Jun 30, 2001: Chek Avid Mark IV (N1968N), Salisbury, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N1968N (1)

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

- [Incident 19990626023509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990626023509I), Jun 26, 1999: Amtr AVIDFLYER (N1968N), Grain Valley, MO, Minor damage. (-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…

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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