20050517008129I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr EAA BI PLANE · Selma, AL · May 17, 2005

Date: May 17, 2005
Place: Selma, AL
Airport: Craig Field Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N65AH
Reported as: Amtr Eaabiplane
Reported engine: AMTR O200
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,200 total4 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N65AHRegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2009 · Hartman Alfonse A EAA BI PLANES/N 0065 · Built 2003 Airframe modelHartman Alfonse A EAA BI PLANE 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) Aircraft departed runway 15 at sem. On climb out the engine started to lose power and the pilot turned back to airport. The aircraft touched down on the tail wheel and then the mains. The welds broke on the main landing gear center fuselage attachment allowing the gear struts to spread. The brakes are applied using cables running to the wheel assembly. As the struts spread apart, the brakes were applied causing the aircraft to nose over.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 15 AT SEM. ON CLIMB OUT THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND THE PILOT TURNED BACK TO AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE TAIL WHEEL AND THEN THE MAINS. THE WELDS BROKE ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CENTER FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT ALLOWING THE GEAR STRUTS TO SPREAD. THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED USING CABLES RUNNING TO THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. AS THE STRUTS SPREAD APART, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER.

Other reports on N65AH · 1

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

Incident 20080719847129IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Evansville, IN(-23) Pilot lost control during high speed taxi practice. There was no intention of flight. Aircraft dparted runway about midfield and nosed over. The pilot received a slight cut which did not require medical attention.Jul 19, 2008 · Substantial damage