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FAA incident report · Amtr ECLIPSE500 · Albuquerque, NM · July 24, 2003

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Date
July 24, 2003 · 07:50 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Albuquerque International Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N500EA
Reported as
Amtr ECLIPSE500
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,034 total13 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N500EARegistration cancelled Jun 28, 2007 · Eclipse 500S/N EX500-100 · Built 2002Airframe modelEclipse 500Engine modelWilliams FJ22Turbo-jet

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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 July 24, 2003, at 0750 MDT, N500EA. An experimental (r&d) eclipse 500 business jet, registered to eclipse aviation, corporation Albuquerque, NM, experienced a right main landing gear failure shortly after touching down at the conclusion of a production test flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and weather was not a factor. The company had an approved test flight area arranged with ATC but no IFR flight plan was filed. Aircraft damage was minor and the ATP certificated pilot was not injured. The flight had originated one hour earlier from the same airport. Examination of the aircraft revealed a cast fitting on the main gear actuator had failed at the airframe attach point. It was the second failure of this type actuator and the aircraft manufacturer had recently decided to change actuator manufacturers due to production problems. Additionally, as a result of this incident, the aircraft manufacturer is considering a landing gear design change to compensate for actuator failure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 24, 2003, AT 0750 MDT, N500EA. AN EXPERIMENTAL (R&D) ECLIPSE 500 BUSINESS JET, REGISTERED TO ECLIPSE AVIATION, CORPORATION ALBUQUERQUE, NM, EXPERIENCED A RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHING DOWN AT THE CONCLUSION OF A PRODUCTION TEST FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE COMPANY HAD AN APPROVED TEST FLIGHT AREA ARRANGED WITH ATC BUT NO IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS MINOR AND THE ATP CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED ONE HOUR EARLIER FROM THE SAME AIRPORT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A CAST FITTING ON THE MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR HAD FAILED AT THE AIRFRAME ATTACH POINT. IT WAS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THIS TYPE ACTUATOR AND THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER HAD RECENTLY DECIDED TO CHANGE ACTUATOR MANUFACTURERS DUE TO PRODUCTION PROBLEMS. ADDITIONALLY, AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER IS CONSIDERING A LANDING GEAR DESIGN CHANGE TO COMPENSATE FOR ACTUATOR FAILURE.

Other reports on N500EA · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20050903020639ALevel Off Touchdown · Albuquerque, NM(-23) On September 3, 2005, at 1152 MDT, experimental-research and development eclipse 500 aircraft, registration number N505EA, owned by eclipse aviation corporation. Eclipse aviation pilot [privacy data omitted] executed a gear up landing at sunport…Sep 3, 2005 · Substantial damage