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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr TWINJET 1500 · Cocoa, FL · May 30, 2002

Date: May 30, 2002 · 13:10 local
Place: Cocoa, FL
Airport: Merritt Island Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N750TJ
Reported as: Amtr TWINJET1500
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total25 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N750TJRegistration cancelled Oct 14, 2014 · Bornhofen Bob TWINJET 1500S/N 001 · Built 1999 Airframe modelBornhofen Bob TWINJET 1500 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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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 main landing gear collapsed while the experimental amateur-built aircraft was taxiing to the active runway. Post-mishap examination of the aircraft revealed that one of the main landing gear actuator rod-ends had failed; the rod end bearing shell had split allowing the bearing to separate from it. The aircraft is the prototype for kits currently being marketed for sale by maverick aircraft as the maverick jet (www. Maverickjets.com). The PIC, and employee of maverick, reported that the rod-end was apparently an industrial-grade part installed by the original builder (the previous owner) that was not specifically manufactured for aviation use. No detailed information regarding the rod-end manufacturer or part number was available. The PIC noted that aviation-quality rod-ends will be installed on the aircraft when it is repaired, and also provided with the kits.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE THE EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. POST-MISHAP EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT ONE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ROD-ENDS HAD FAILED; THE ROD END BEARING SHELL HAD SPLIT ALLOWING THE BEARING TO SEPARATE FROM IT. THE AIRCRAFT IS THE PROTOTYPE FOR KITS CURRENTLY BEING MARKETED FOR SALE BY MAVERICK AIRCRAFT AS THE MAVERICK JET (WWW.MAVERICKJETS.COM). THE PIC, AND EMPLOYEE OF MAVERICK, REPORTED THAT THE ROD-END WAS APPARENTLY AN INDUSTRIAL-GRADE PART INSTALLED BY THE ORIGINAL BUILDER (THE PREVIOUS OWNER) THAT WAS NOT SPECIFICALLY MANUFACTURED FOR AVIATION USE. NO DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THE ROD-END MANUFACTURER OR PART NUMBER WAS AVAILABLE. THE PIC NOTED THAT AVIATION-QUALITY ROD-ENDS WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT IS REPAIRED, AND ALSO PROVIDED WITH THE KITS.

Other reports on N750TJ · 2

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

Accident 20030124007049AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Melbourne, FL(-23) On January 24, 2003, at approximately 1649 EST an experimental amateur built jet aircraft informed ATC that the landing gear would not extend. The aircraft made two passes by the tower to determine the position of the landing gear. The pilot then…Jan 24, 2003 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Incident 20000902029779IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Canon City, CO(-23)This aircraft was undergoing flight tests at the time of this incident. This is an experimental category aircraft is undergoing development for future production as a homebuilt/kit. The aircraft was on its 2nd flight of the day when, on final approach it…Sep 2, 2000 · Minor damage