# Accident 20020526011189A: Arctic S1B2, Tumtum, WA, May 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2002, 13:50 local time
- Place: Tumtum, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8639° N, 117.7839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8639&lon=-117.7839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69AG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69AG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arctic S-1B2 (registry code 0790208, https://openairdocs.org/model/arctic-s-1b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARCTIC S1B2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020526011189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ALAN COXON AND PASSENGER WERE LANDING AT FRIENDS FARM FIELD, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 5 NM SOUTHWEST OF TUMTUM, WA. GENERAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN THE AREA WERE SCATTERED CLOUDS 4800 FEET AGL AND WINDS 150 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS. PILOT REPORTED THAT IMMEDIATELY ON LANDING LEFT MAIN GEAR SWUNG UP AND HIT THE LEFT WING STRUT. THE RIGHT GEAR CAME OFF SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE LEFT WING SPARS HAD THE FITTINGS AT THE FUSELAGE END RIPPED OUT OF THE SPAR. THE ENGINE IS CANTED TO THE RIGHT AND THE TOP CABIN STRUCTURE IS DAMAGED. THE TOP OF THE RUDDER IS DAMAGED. THE TAB ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR THAT ATTACHES TO THE GEAR BUNGEE THAT HOLDS THE GEAR IN POSITION AND SUPPLIES SNUBBING ACTION OF THE GEAR SEPARATED ON LANDING. IT APPEARS THAT THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK IN THIS TAB (10% OF TEAR LENGTH).

## 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 SEA02LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA089), May 26, 2002: Artic S-1B2 (N69AG), Tumtum, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare.

## Other reports on N69AG (2)

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

- [Incident 19940511023849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940511023849I), May 11, 1994: Arctic S1B2 (N69AG), Texarkana, TX, Minor damage. Landing incident after short flight. Cause of damage or mechancial not reported.
- [Incident 19890527028319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890527028319I), May 27, 1989: Arctic S1B2 (N69AG), Gulkana, AK, Minor damage. During landing rollout a strong gust of wind lifted aircraft. Caused minor damage to prop and right wing tip.

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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