# Accident 20050608010789A: Micco MAC145A, Aurora, OR, June 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2005, 17:40 local time
- Place: Aurora, OR
- Airport: Aurora State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2472° N, 122.7700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2472&lon=-122.7700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223MJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N223MJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Estumkeda Ltd DBA Micco Acft MAC-145A (registry code 5660000, https://openairdocs.org/model/estumkeda-ltd-dba-micco-acft-mac-145a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MICCO MAC145A
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 50 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050608010789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 8, 2005 PILOTS ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ WERE FLYING N223MJ. PILOT ^PRIVAC^ WAS FLYING AS PART OF A PRE-PURCHASE AGREEMENT. PILOT ^PRIV^ WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE FLIGHT. DURING LANDING PILOT ^PRIVAC^ REDUCED POWER EARLY RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND PILOT ^PRIVAC^ ADDED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE AND THE PILOTS RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM A GROUND OBSERVER THAT THE LEFT GEAR APPEARED TO BE DAMAGED. PILOT ^PRIV^ LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND UPON TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. AS A RESULT OF THE SIDE LOAD ON THE GEAR, THE RIGHT GEAR ALSO FAILED DURING ROLLOUT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA05CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA113), Jun 9, 2005: Micco MAC-145A (N223MJ), Aurora, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The demonstration pilot's (pilot in command) inadequate supervision of the pilot-passengers descent on final for landing. A contributing factor was the pilot-passengers improper descent on final for…

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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