# Accident 20011102029929A: Fetherolf Will CB-1, Ontario, OR, November 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ontario, OR
- Airport: Ontario Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0792° N, 117.0108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0792&lon=-117.0108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26WF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26WF-2005-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fetherolf Will CB-1 (registry code 05606K4, https://openairdocs.org/model/fetherolf-will-cb-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011102029929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS BUILT BY PILOT AS A HOMEBUILT KIT. ON LANDING, A WELD ON THE LANDING GEAR BROKE AND THE RIGHT WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. WHEN IT SKIDDED OFF THE ASPHALT, IT DUG INTO THE TURF AND NOSED OVER. THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD WELDED THE PIECE THAT FAILED AND HE ADMITTED THAT THE WELD WAS NOT QUALITY WORK.

## 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 SEA02LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA010), Nov 2, 2001: Fetherolf Hatz CB-1 (N26WF), Ontario, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: An improper weld in the landing gear, resulting in separation of the right main landing gear wheel during a normal landing.

## Other reports on N26WF (1)

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

- [Accident 20040616010149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040616010149A), Jun 16, 2004: Amtr CB1 (N26WF), Nampa, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he departed rwy 29, Nampa, flew left pattern and attempted to land rwy 29. He stated that aircraft floated excessively at approximately…

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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