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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr TURNER T-40A · Hammond, LA · May 28, 2004

Date: May 28, 2004 · 09:00 local
Place: Hammond, LA
Airport: Hammond Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3175M
Reported as: Amtr TURNERT40A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 663 total1 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N3175MRegistration cancelled May 23, 2017 · Pratt William C TURNER T-40AS/N 85-325 · Built 2003 Airframe modelPratt William C TURNER T-40A Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot was on the first flight of the newly constructed amateur-built aircraft. The pilot stated that he was a "little high" on his landing approach and landed the aircraft hard. During the landing the left main wheel separated from the landing gear strut. The aircraft veered off the runway and came to rest in a grassy area adjacent to the runway. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical problems with the aircraft during the flight; however, his post incident investigation indicated that the landing gear axle bolts may have been over torqued during assembly which may have contributed to the failure of the landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ON THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS A "LITTLE HIGH" ON HIS LANDING APPROACH AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT HARD. DURING THE LANDING THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE LANDING GEAR STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE FLIGHT; HOWEVER, HIS POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR AXLE BOLTS MAY HAVE BEEN OVER TORQUED DURING ASSEMBLY WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR.

Other reports on N3175M · 1

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

Incident 20050119000859IForced/Precautionary Landing · Hammond, LA(-23) On 19 January, 2005, at approximately 10:15 CST, the pilot in command of N3175M, a homebuilt experimental aircraft, attempted takeoff prior to achieving an airspeed sufficient for flight above the aerodynamic "out of ground effect" altitude. Upon…Jan 19, 2005