# Incident 20050620016249I: NXT, Bishop, CA, June 20, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2005, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bishop, CA
- Airport: Bishop Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3731° N, 118.3636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BISHOP (BIH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3731&lon=-118.3636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777XT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777XT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wright Dan NXT (registry code 05618PS, https://openairdocs.org/model/wright-dan-nxt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NXT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 40 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/20050620016249I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS LANDING AT THE BISHOP AIRPORT (BIH), WHEN THE NUTS HOLDING THE LEFT MAIN AXLE BOLTS TO THE LANDING GEAR LEG FAILED, AND THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY STARTED A TURN TO THE LEFT, THEN AS THE LANDING GEAR FOLDED UP, THE PROPELLER BLADES STRUCK THE ASPHALT. THE LEFT WING TIP AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM SCRAPING ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED BY TRAILER TO A TIEDOWN SPOT ON THE RAMP, AND A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT WAS DONE. ON 06/29/2005 THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND TRUCKED BACK TO THE HOME BASE AT SANTA BARBARA (SBA) TO BE REPAIRED.

## Other reports on N777XT (1)

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

- [Incident 20250512009299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250512009299I), May 12, 2025: Wright Dan NXT (N777XT), San Rafael, CA, Minor damage. On may 12, 2025, after refueling to full tanks at O22, departed for CA35, single pilot, at approximately 16:43 with 90 gallons onboard. During final approach…

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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