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FAA incident report · Stnson Astnson · Minneapolis, MN · July 8, 2005

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Date
July 8, 2005 · 16:30 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
Anoka County-Blaine Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15165
Reported as
Stnson Astnson
Reported engine
Lycoming R680B6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N15165Registered now · Stinson AS/N 9125 · Built 1936Airframe modelStinson AEngine modelLycoming R680E 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) The pilot taxied off of the active runway, and the right main landing gear collapsed. The cause of the gear collapse was the landing gear jackscrew had broken. This jackscrew moves the landing gear up and down. A passenger was seated in the right seat, he was not flying the aircraft. He is the mechanic on the aircraft and was riding along for an observation flight. From block #21-D and 21-E: this is the original strut on the aircraft, as this part is not available from any commercial source, it is being manufactured in a machine shop using the pattern from the left hand gear strut to make the one for the right hand gear strut. Both gear struts are being manufactured and installed on the aircraft as a precaution, in case of a weakness in the other strut. There was no m or d report filed due to the fact this is the only flying aircraft of its kind in the usa, and possibly the world. Also there is no part # available for the gear strut, it has to be re-manufactured in a machine shop, then be FAA approved.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT TAXIED OFF OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE CAUSE OF THE GEAR COLLAPSE WAS THE LANDING GEAR JACKSCREW HAD BROKEN. THIS JACKSCREW MOVES THE LANDING GEAR UP AND DOWN. A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE RIGHT SEAT, HE WAS NOT FLYING THE AIRCRAFT. HE IS THE MECHANIC ON THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS RIDING ALONG FOR AN OBSERVATION FLIGHT. FROM BLOCK #21-D AND 21-E: THIS IS THE ORIGINAL STRUT ON THE AIRCRAFT, AS THIS PART IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM ANY COMMERCIAL SOURCE, IT IS BEING MANUFACTURED IN A MACHINE SHOP USING THE PATTERN FROM THE LEFT HAND GEAR STRUT TO MAKE THE ONE FOR THE RIGHT HAND GEAR STRUT. BOTH GEAR STRUTS ARE BEING MANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT AS A PRECAUTION, IN CASE OF A WEAKNESS IN THE OTHER STRUT. THERE WAS NO M OR D REPORT FILED DUE TO THE FACT THIS IS THE ONLY FLYING AIRCRAFT OF ITS KIND IN THE USA, AND POSSIBLY THE WORLD. ALSO THERE IS NO PART # AVAILABLE FOR THE GEAR STRUT, IT HAS TO BE RE-MANUFACTURED IN A MACHINE SHOP, THEN BE FAA APPROVED.

Other reports on N15165 · 1

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

Incident 19980523025839IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Anchorage, AKAircraft was flown from anc to mri. On approach into mri runway 15 the pilot inadvertantly lined up to edf 15. Mri instructed pilot of the error. The pilot corrected and landed at mri runway 15. During ground roll out, the aircraft swerved left, the right,…May 23, 1998