# Accident 20030622013959A: Waco ARE, Battle Creek, MI, June 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2003, 12:15 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Airport: W K Kellogg Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3072° N, 85.2514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3072&lon=-85.2514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20953, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20953) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco ARE (registry code 9600902, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-are) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L6 (registry code 35005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO ARE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,225 total, 95 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030622013959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CROSS SUPPORT BRACE FAILED (BUCKLED) DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT. LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED, FOLDING UNDER FUSELAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI03LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA177), Jun 22, 2003: Waco ARE (N20953), Battle Creek, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate material used in the landing gear cross supports leading to its collapse during the landing roll.

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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