20061214029119I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr LC41-550FG · Van Nuys, CA · December 14, 2006

Date: December 14, 2006 · 20:41 local
Place: Van Nuys, CA
Airport: Van Nuys Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N626ER
Reported as: Amtr LC41550FG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 106 total45 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N626ERRegistered now · Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FGS/N 41669 · Built 2006 Airframe modelColumbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG Engine modelContinental TSIO-550-CReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) While on approach the aircraft was about 10 KTS high. The aircraft touched down after the numbers on 16L. On landing the aircraft bounced once causing the wheel pant assemblies on both main gears to break off the aircraft. As the wheel pant assemblies came off the aircraft, they caused damage to the wing and fuselage. The nose wheel was rotated 90 degrees to the starboard when aircraft came to a stop. Vibration from the landing caused an improperly installed rear seat to break free causing damage to the interior. The vibration also caused a crease in the paint about 4 inches forward of the port horizontal stabilizer. All three tires had wear marks on the left side walls. The port main tire had a bald spot on it caused by part of the wheel pant being stuck in front of it.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ON APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 10 KTS HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AFTER THE NUMBERS ON 16L. ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE CAUSING THE WHEEL PANT ASSEMBLIES ON BOTH MAIN GEARS TO BREAK OFF THE AIRCRAFT. AS THE WHEEL PANT ASSEMBLIES CAME OFF THE AIRCRAFT, THEY CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE WING AND FUSELAGE. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS ROTATED 90 DEGREES TO THE STARBOARD WHEN AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. VIBRATION FROM THE LANDING CAUSED AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED REAR SEAT TO BREAK FREE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR. THE VIBRATION ALSO CAUSED A CREASE IN THE PAINT ABOUT 4 INCHES FORWARD OF THE PORT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. ALL THREE TIRES HAD WEAR MARKS ON THE LEFT SIDE WALLS. THE PORT MAIN TIRE HAD A BALD SPOT ON IT CAUSED BY PART OF THE WHEEL PANT BEING STUCK IN FRONT OF IT.