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) Pilot reported that after a number of landings (3) while doing "pattern" work they felt the aircraft becoming "soft" on the right side and felt they had a flat tire. Upon inspection they found the right main gear tire and lower strut assemblies had broken off at the trailing beam pivot point of the upper strut housing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER A NUMBER OF LANDINGS (3) WHILE DOING "PATTERN" WORK THEY FELT THE AIRCRAFT BECOMING "SOFT" ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND FELT THEY HAD A FLAT TIRE. UPON INSPECTION THEY FOUND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TIRE AND LOWER STRUT ASSEMBLIES HAD BROKEN OFF AT THE TRAILING BEAM PIVOT POINT OF THE UPPER STRUT HOUSING.
Other reports on N3KT · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.