# Incident 20011224035269I: Stolam RC3, North Bend, OR, December 24, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2001, 13:30 local time
- Place: North Bend, OR
- Airport: North Bend Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4072° N, 124.2345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Bend, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4072&lon=-124.2345&mi=10
- Aircraft: N217G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Republic RC-3 (registry code 3080202, https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A8 series (registry code 27030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a8-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOLAM RC3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 354 total, 235 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011224035269I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/24/2001, N217G, A RC-3 REPUBLIC AIRCRAFT (SEABEE) LANDED AT NORTH BEND AIRPORT, OR (OTH). MAIN GEARS RETRACTED UPON LANDING. PILOT STATED, "HE HAD ALL THREE GREEN LIGHTS ON LANDING." TOWER REPORTED ALL THREE GEARS WERE DOWN FOR LANDING. INSPECTION BY A&P MECHANIC REVEALED ROD END CLEVIS BROKE. CLEVIS WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N217G (1)

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

- [Incident 19910731045229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731045229I), Jul 31, 1991: Stolam RC3 (N217G), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Pilot encountered moderate turbulence on liftoff. Made precautionary landing at end of runway.

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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