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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr Glasairiirg · Midland, TX · July 28, 2002

Date: July 28, 2002 · 13:00 local
Place: Midland, TX
Airport: Skywest Inc Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N129DS
Reported as: Amtr Glasairiirg
Pilot’s flight hours: 450 total1 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N129DSRegistered now · Cress David George GLASAIR SII RGS/N 2335 · Built 1996 Airframe modelCress David George GLASAIR SII RG Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 28, 2002, at approximately 13:00 CDT, local time, the pilot of a glassair aircraft, N129DS, made a hard landing at sky west inc. airport (7T7), located 8 miles southeast of Midland, Texas. During the subsequent hard landing, the attachment four (4) bolts from the right main wheel fork to the gear strut sheared. The aircraft skidded and the left main attachment bolts from the left main wheel fork also sheared. The aircraft sustained minor damage at both the wheels fork, no other damage reported. No injuries received by the pilot nor to the accompanying flight instructor. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 28, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:00 CDT, LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OF A GLASSAIR AIRCRAFT, N129DS, MADE A HARD LANDING AT SKY WEST INC. AIRPORT (7T7), LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIDLAND, TEXAS. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING, THE ATTACHMENT FOUR (4) BOLTS FROM THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL FORK TO THE GEAR STRUT SHEARED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED AND THE LEFT MAIN ATTACHMENT BOLTS FROM THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL FORK ALSO SHEARED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AT BOTH THE WHEELS FORK, NO OTHER DAMAGE REPORTED. NO INJURIES RECEIVED BY THE PILOT NOR TO THE ACCOMPANYING FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.