43.5820° N, 96.7419° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at JOE FOSS FLD (FSD), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 13, 2007 · 11:04 local
Place
Sioux Falls, SD
Airport
Joe Foss Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N17667
Reported as
Spartn 7W
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total400 in this make and model20 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) On landing, the pilot said he felt a gust and the airplane landed with a side load. The right main gear broke from the airplane and it skidded, hitting a runway sign, then coming to rest just off the runway. There was damage to the landing gear, cowling left wingtip, and left flap. The pilot and his passenger were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON LANDING, THE PILOT SAID HE FELT A GUST AND THE AIRPLANE LANDED WITH A SIDE LOAD. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE FROM THE AIRPLANE AND IT SKIDDED, HITTING A RUNWAY SIGN, THEN COMING TO REST JUST OFF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, COWLING LEFT WINGTIP, AND LEFT FLAP. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.