# Accident 20020505007769A: Amtr D260, Andover, NJ, May 5, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2002, 10:00 local time
- Place: Andover, NJ
- Airport: Aeroflex-Andover Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0086° N, 74.7381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0086&lon=-74.7381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112JF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112JF-2017-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: D-Apuzzo D-260 (registry code 0560186, https://openairdocs.org/model/d-apuzzo-d-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR D260
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020505007769A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MAY 5, 2002, ABOUT 1000 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A D'APUZZO D-260 HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE, N112JF, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT AEROFLEX-ANDOVER AIRPORT (12N), ANDOVER, NEW JERSEY. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT STATED THAT ABOUT 0930, HE DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN NAZARETH, PENNSYLVANIA, AND FLEW TO 12N. AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 21, THE PILOT HEARD A "POP". THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. IT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS, AND THE LOWER LEFT WING SPAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE PILOT ADDED THAT HE DID NOT LAND HARD. EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT TWO 5/16-INCH BOLTS SECURED THE SPRING GEAR TO THE AIRFRAME. ONE OF THE TWO BOLTS HAD SHEARED, AND THE OTHER WAS BENT. THE SHEARED BOLT WAS FORWARDED TO THE SAFETY BOARD'S MATERIAL LABORATORY FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.                                                                                                                          (-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 AT AEROFLEX-ANDOVER AIRPORT (12N), ANDOVER, NJ, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT INTO THE GRASS. THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED A LANDING GEAR BOX BOLT SHEARED, ALLOWING THE LEFT SPRING-TYPE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 NYC02LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA093), May 5, 2002: D'Apuzzo D-260 (N112JF), Andover, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain proper runway alignment while landing, which resulted in a gear collapse.

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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