# Incident 20070516006879I: Spartn 7W, Columbus, MT, May 16, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2007, 15:45 local time
- Place: Columbus, MT
- Airport: Columbus Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6360° N, 109.2488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6360&lon=-109.2488&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17616, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17616-2020-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Spartan 7W (registry code 8430302, https://openairdocs.org/model/spartan-7w) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPARTN 7W
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070516006879I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 16, 2007, AT 1540 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A SPARTAN-7W AIRCRAFT, N17616, REGISTERED TO REDMAN COMPANY, LLC, LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP, I.E. BELLY-IN, AT THE COLUMBUS, MONTANA (6S3) AIRPORT, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT'S SINGLE OCCUPANT PILOT FAILED (FORGOT) TO SELECT THE GEAR-DOWN DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THIS SAME AIRPORT, AND THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO OPERATIONS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N17616 (1)

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

- [Incident 20020906025559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020906025559I), Sep 6, 2002: Spartn 7W (N17616), Poplar Grove, IL. (-23) On 9-06-2002, N17616 operated by Mr. Kenneth e. morris departed Poplar Grove airport (C77) and experienced a vibrating engine at 1500 ft. and…

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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