# Incident 20020425009819I: Arctic S1B2, Birchwood, AK, April 25, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2002, 15:00 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4161° N, 149.5083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIRCHWOOD (BCV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4161&lon=-149.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50AA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50AA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Interstate S-1B2 (registry code 1850303, https://openairdocs.org/model/interstate-s-1b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARCTIC S1B2
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020425009819I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT TOUCHDOWN, THE WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT'S LEFT GEAR OLEO FITTING "TAB" FRACTURED AT THE FACTORY WELD. WHEN THE GEAR FAILED, THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNCONTROLLED STOP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A PROPELLER STRIKE AND ABRASION TO THE LEFT WING TIP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N50AA (1)

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

- [Accident 19870920054269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870920054269A), Sep 20, 1987: Arctic S1B2 (N50AA), Beluga River, AK, Substantial damage. The float equipped aircraft struck the shore during lake operations. Pilot attempted go around after touchdown.

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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