# Incident 20020728022139I: Amtr GLASAIRIIRG, Midland, TX, July 28, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2002, 13:00 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Skywest Inc Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8551° N, 102.0739° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYWEST INC (7T7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8551&lon=-102.0739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N129DS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cress David George GLASAIR SII RG (registry code 05602QR, https://openairdocs.org/model/cress-david-george-glasair-sii-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIIRG
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 1 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020728022139I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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