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FAA incident report · Amtr Aerostarbird · El Cajon, CA · April 2, 2002

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Date
April 2, 2002 · 13:52 local
Place
El Cajon, CA
Airport
Gillespie Field Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N35DT
Reported as
Amtr Aerostarbird
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
375 total4 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N35DTRegistered now · Teufel Armin U ATS AEROSTAR-BIRDS/N 321 · Built 1998Airframe modelTeufel Armin U ATS AEROSTAR-BIRDEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The right landing gear collapsed on landing. There was a light crosswind at the time, but eye witness accounts supported the pilot's claim that the landing was otherwise normal. Eye witnesses stated that after the aircraft touched down, the right wing dipped and the aircraft veered off to the side of the right side of the runway. At some point, the left main tire was scuffed and blew. The pilot was able to keep the aircraft on the runway and complete the landing roll-out. Upon inspection, the right landing gear downlock link attachment stud was found broken at the landing gear strut.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. THERE WAS A LIGHT CROSSWIND AT THE TIME, BUT EYE WITNESS ACCOUNTS SUPPORTED THE PILOT'S CLAIM THAT THE LANDING WAS OTHERWISE NORMAL. EYE WITNESSES STATED THAT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE RIGHT WING DIPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AT SOME POINT, THE LEFT MAIN TIRE WAS SCUFFED AND BLEW. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AND COMPLETE THE LANDING ROLL-OUT. UPON INSPECTION, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK LINK ATTACHMENT STUD WAS FOUND BROKEN AT THE LANDING GEAR STRUT.