20070317006249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr LONG-EZ · El Cajon, CA · March 17, 2007

Date
March 17, 2007 · 11:30 local
Place
El Cajon, CA
Airport
Gillespie Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N829CL
Reported as
Amtr Longez
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,719 total1,500 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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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 airplane veered off of the runway after landing and the left landing gear to fuselage attachment was substantially damaged when the aircraft got into soft dirt. The pilot stated that just after touchdown, the airplane swerved left but he was unable to make corrections before leaving the runway. He also stated that there were no mechanical failures of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF OF THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR TO FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT GOT INTO SOFT DIRT. THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE SWERVED LEFT BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAKE CORRECTIONS BEFORE LEAVING THE RUNWAY. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OF THE AIRCRAFT.