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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr KOLBMK3 · Tucson, AZ · November 4, 2005

Date
November 4, 2005 · 08:30 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Ryan Field Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N515AB
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX06CA027
Reported as
Amtr KOLBMK3
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total2 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The PIC was on the approach and the down wind leg of the ryn traffic pattern @ 800 ft AGL when the r/h horizontal stabilizer flying wire bracket/bolt failed. The cip declared an emergency, continued cautiously and landed uneventfully on runway 06. There were no injuries or post event fire. The aircraft was then taxied normally to the hanger without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PIC WAS ON THE APPROACH AND THE DOWN WIND LEG OF THE RYN TRAFFIC PATTERN @ 800 FT AGL WHEN THE R/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FLYING WIRE BRACKET/BOLT FAILED. THE CIP DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, CONTINUED CAUTIOUSLY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY ON RUNWAY 06. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR POST EVENT FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TAXIED NORMALLY TO THE HANGER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.