# Incident 20040528011359I: Amtr TURNERT40A, Hammond, LA, May 28, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2004, 09:00 local time
- Place: Hammond, LA
- Airport: Hammond Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5060° N, 90.4549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hammond, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5060&lon=-90.4549&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3175M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3175M-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pratt William C TURNER T-40A (registry code 05618ZN, https://openairdocs.org/model/pratt-william-c-turner-t-40a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TURNERT40A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 663 total, 1 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040528011359I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20050119000859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050119000859I), Jan 19, 2005: Amtr TURNERT40A (N3175M), 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…

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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