# Incident 20031221035019I: Slinds 100180, Cove, OR, December 21, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Cove, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2964° N, 117.8102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cove, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2964&lon=-117.8102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3609X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3609X-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100-180 (registry code 0140208, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINDS 100180
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 350 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031221035019I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A LANDING IN A FIELD THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR BROKE. INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR LOWER ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF ABOUT ONE AND A HALF FEET ABOVE THE WHEEL AXLE. THE BREAK OCCURRED NEAR THE WELD BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER LANDING GEAR TUBE ASSEMBLIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO OTHER DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT.

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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