# Incident 20070511015439I: Slinds 100180, Newport, VT, May 11, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2007, 07:45 local time
- Place: Newport, VT
- Airport: Newport State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9369° N, 72.2112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9369&lon=-72.2112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4061X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4061X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100-180 (registry code 0140208, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINDS 100180
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 300 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070511015439I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DEPARTED NEWPORT STATE AIRPORT ON RNWY 36. AT APPROX. 500' AGL, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FARMER'S GRASS SOD FIELD. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A DITCH, SHEARING THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AT THE FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. UPON AIRCRAFT INSPECTION, THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE RIGHT TANK. APPROX. 15 GALLONS IN RIGHT TANK, FUEL PRIMER WAS NOT IN THE IN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT FLOWN ALL WINTER AND MAINTENANCE TECHS HAD RUN THE ENGINE UP THE DAY BEFORE. FUEL STRAINER BOWL WAS CLEAN, NO CONTAMINANTS IN FUEL SAMPLED FROM STRAINER AND LEFT AND RIGHT WING TANKS. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION PENDING. DAMAGE LIMITED TO RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND RIGHT WINGTIP.

## Other reports on N4061X (1)

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

- [Accident 19750524013139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750524013139A), May 24, 1975: Slinds 100180 (N4061X), Stowe, VT, Substantial damage. Part of prop blade sepd. Lndd in mud.

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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