# Accident 20080628839479A: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT, Somerset, TX, June 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2008, 12:45 local time
- Place: Somerset, TX
- Airport: Cannon Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3603° N, 98.9158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3603&lon=-98.9158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87787, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87787) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (registry code 8850408, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFK DCO65TCRAFT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,900 total, 52 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080628839479A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON JUNE 28, 2008 A TAYLORCRAFT DCO-06, N87787, LANDED AT CANNON FIELD (53TX), RUNWAY 15.  UPON LANDING, RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED/SHEARED ON ROLL-OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE CONSISTED OF RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, RIGHT WING, RIGHT WING STRUT, TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY, RUDDER, PROP AND NOSE COWLING.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED CONCERNING THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER.  VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW08CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA172), Jun 28, 2008: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N87787), Somerset, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The right main landing gear strut failure due to metal fatigue.

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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