# Incident 20051020031129I: Amtr BD5B, Taunton, MA, October 20, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2005, 13:15 local time
- Place: Taunton, MA
- Airport: Taunton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9001° N, 71.0898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taunton, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9001&lon=-71.0898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4825L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4825L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Landry Joseph G BD5B (registry code 11307A7, https://openairdocs.org/model/landry-joseph-g-bd5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BD5B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 4 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051020031129I

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSPECTORS STATEMENT: AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR FAILED DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI CHECK. THE INTENT WAS TO CHECK ENGINE RPM @ 65 MPH, NOT TO FLY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ONE GEAR FAILED AT ABOUT 75 MPH AND THE OTHER AT ABOUT 100 MPH. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AND DAMAGED THE WING BEFORE COMING TO REST SEVERAL YARDS BEYOND THE END OF R/W 30. A WITNESS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AGREES WITH THE PILOT THAT THERE WASN'T AN INTENT TO FLY. IN THE ENCLOSED PHOTOGRAPHS IS A PICTURE OF THE LANDING GEAR SUPPORT BRACKET. IT APPEARS TO BE A LOW STRENGTH OPEN HEARTH ALUMINUM CASTING. THE KIT MFG SAYS THAT A STEEL REPLACEMENT IS A VIABLE. TWO SMALL FRAGMENTS OF THE SUPPORT ARE INCLUDED WITH THE INCIDENT REPORT. THE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN BY THE MASS AERONAUTICS INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ PARAGRAPH 33 FAA FORM 8020-23

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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