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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Amtr NIEUPORT17 · Chandler, AZ · March 26, 2005

Date: March 26, 2005 · 07:42 local
Place: Chandler, AZ
Airport: Chandler Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N124FG
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05CA123
Reported as: Amtr NIEUPORT17
Reported engine: AMTRVW VW*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total680 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N124FGRegistration cancelled Feb 23, 2007 · Geiser Nieuport 17 REPLICAS/N 587 · Built 1993 Airframe modelGeiser Nieuport 17 REPLICA Engine modelVolkswagen CONVERSIONReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated that everything was normal for landing, just when he touched down a gust of crosswind caught the airplane causing a side load on the landing gear and the right main gear collapsed causing the aircraft to go off the runway and flip over on its top. There was minor damage to the aircraft, but the rudder was bent when the aircraft flipped over. The aircraft is experimental amateur built replica of world war I geiser nieuport model 17.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL FOR LANDING, JUST WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN A GUST OF CROSSWIND CAUGHT THE AIRPLANE CAUSING A SIDE LOAD ON THE LANDING GEAR AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GO OFF THE RUNWAY AND FLIP OVER ON ITS TOP. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, BUT THE RUDDER WAS BENT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT IS EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT REPLICA OF WORLD WAR I GEISER NIEUPORT MODEL 17.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX05CA123Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChandler, AZThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.Mar 26, 2005 · Substantial damage