# Incident 20041216031269I: Amtr CH601HDS, Portland, OR, December 16, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2004, 20:00 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland/Hillsboro Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5421° N, 122.9507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND-HILLSBORO (HIO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5421&lon=-122.9507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601RT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601RT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thoma Roy E III ZODIAC CH601HDS (registry code 056143Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/thoma-roy-e-iii-zodiac-ch601hds) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601HDS
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 318 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041216031269I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20080727847369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080727847369I), Jul 27, 2008: Amtr CH601HDS (N601RT), Madison, MN, No damage. (-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…

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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