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FAA incident report · Amtr CH601HDS · Portland, OR · December 16, 2004

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Date
December 16, 2004 · 20:00 local
Place
Portland, OR
Airport
Portland/Hillsboro Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N601RT
Reported as
Amtr CH601HDS
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX912S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total318 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N601RTRegistered now · Thoma Roy E III ZODIAC CH601HDSS/N 63314 · Built 2003Airframe modelThoma Roy E III ZODIAC CH601HDSEngine modelRotax SEE BOMBADIERReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Left hand main landing gear collapsed on landing and the aircraft skidded to a stop on the remaining part of the strut. It was determined the lower attach weldment had failed. A crack had developed around the strut tube where it had been welded, this crack rendered a weak attachment for the gear fork and it came loose from the strut on touch down. The boarding step was also damaged by the skid. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE REMAINING PART OF THE STRUT. IT WAS DETERMINED THE LOWER ATTACH WELDMENT HAD FAILED. A CRACK HAD DEVELOPED AROUND THE STRUT TUBE WHERE IT HAD BEEN WELDED, THIS CRACK RENDERED A WEAK ATTACHMENT FOR THE GEAR FORK AND IT CAME LOOSE FROM THE STRUT ON TOUCH DOWN. THE BOARDING STEP WAS ALSO DAMAGED BY THE SKID. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

Other reports on N601RT · 1

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

Incident 20080727847369INormal Cruise · Madison, MN(-23) While in enroute, [privacy data omitted] noticed a drop in indicated oil pressure and temperature. He stated that he was diverting to the airport in Madison Minnesota when he elected to make an emergency landing on a gravel roadway as the engine began…Jul 27, 2008 · No damage