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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Acrosport · Jacksonville, IL · June 30, 2002

Date: June 30, 2002 · 10:00 local
Place: Jacksonville, IL
Airport: Jacksonville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1419
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI02CA196
Reported as: Amtr Acrosport
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 596 total1 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N1419Registration cancelled Aug 3, 2011 · Grenier Raymond H. EAA ACRO SPORTS/N 499 · Built 1980 Airframe modelGrenier Raymond H. EAA ACRO SPORT Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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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 owner and properly certificated pilot and sole occupant of the single place aircraft was attempting to land after a short flight, when he lost control, resulting in a hard landing, causing the collapse of the left landing gear. The aircraft ran off the runway and struck a runway light. The aircraft suffered damage to the left wing, left aileron, propeller, left landing gear and the lower longerons on the left side of the fuselage. The pilot exited the aircraft without injury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE OWNER AND PROPERLY CERTIFICATED PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE SINGLE PLACE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AFTER A SHORT FLIGHT, WHEN HE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING, CAUSING THE COLLAPSE OF THE LEFT LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT AILERON, PROPELLER, LEFT LANDING GEAR AND THE LOWER LONGERONS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI02CA196Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJacksonville, ILThe probable cause of this accident is a failure of the left main landing gear attachment bolt and the subsequent collapse of the left main landing gear. Repeated hard landings was a factor and a lack of recent experience were contributing factors.Jun 30, 2002 · Substantial damage