20020612013999I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr GLASAIR 1FT · Tuscaloosa, AL · June 12, 2002

Date: June 12, 2002 · 21:50 local
Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
Airport: Tuscaloosa Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N10VB
Reported as: Amtr GLASAIR1FT
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,500 total25 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N10VBRegistered now · Micket Roberta GLASAIR 1FTS/N 375 Airframe modelMicket Roberta GLASAIR 1FT

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What happened

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

(-23) On landing, pilot flared high and stalled the aircraft four feet above the runway resulting in a 3 g hard landing. On impact, left main landing gear axle hub retaining nuts (four, an 365-428A) were sheared off the axle hub retaining bolts (an 4-25A) resulting in the loss of the left main gear axle hub/wheel assembly. Aircraft skidded a total of 900 ft. on the remaining composite left main landing gear strut to an uneventful stop. Aircraft incurred no other damages other than the loss of the axle wheel/hub assembly, and minor damage to the left main gear strut. Design of stoddard-hamilton (glasair 1FT) main landing gear is being addressed with new glasair LLC to determine if there is a design problem.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON LANDING, PILOT FLARED HIGH AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT FOUR FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN A 3 G HARD LANDING. ON IMPACT, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AXLE HUB RETAINING NUTS (FOUR, AN 365-428A) WERE SHEARED OFF THE AXLE HUB RETAINING BOLTS (AN 4-25A) RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AXLE HUB/WHEEL ASSEMBLY. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED A TOTAL OF 900 FT. ON THE REMAINING COMPOSITE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT TO AN UNEVENTFUL STOP. AIRCRAFT INCURRED NO OTHER DAMAGES OTHER THAN THE LOSS OF THE AXLE WHEEL/HUB ASSEMBLY, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT. DESIGN OF STODDARD-HAMILTON (GLASAIR 1FT) MAIN LANDING GEAR IS BEING ADDRESSED WITH NEW GLASAIR LLC TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A DESIGN PROBLEM.