# Accident 20090228003669A: Kreps T18, Palm Springs, CA, February 28, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2009, 16:10 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8167° N, 116.5111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8167&lon=-116.5111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118CK-2023-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kreps Curtis D. THORP T-18 (registry code 89510F6, https://openairdocs.org/model/kreps-curtis-d-thorp-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KREPS T18
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090228003669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND "A" FRAME WELD AT THE LEFT GEAR HAD FAILED DUE TO CORROSION AND METAL FATIGUE.  PILOT HAD NO CONTROL WHEN LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.  AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT HAD NO REQUIREMENTS TO INSPECT WELD AREAS.  OWNER GOING TO SUBMIT INFORMATION TO THORP FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH PROCEDURES.

## 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 WPR09CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA134), Mar 1, 2009: Kreps Thorp T-18-C (N118CK), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control due to the fatigue failure of a tubular steel gear leg along a corroded weld line.

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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