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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Collier Joh Acrosport I · Keene, NH · August 16, 2009

Date: August 16, 2009 · 14:30 local
Place: Keene, NH
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5TT
Reported as: Collier Joh Acrosport I
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5TTRegistration cancelled Dec 23, 2009 · Collier John ACROSPORT IIS/N 824JC Airframe modelCollier John ACROSPORT II Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On August 16 at approximately 1500 received notification of an amateur built experimental aircraft a 1987 acrosport ii N5TT s/n 824JC was making a landing at the Keene NH airport (keen) and the landing gear failed on landing. There were 2 people on board with no injuries. The pilot stated to me that he was doing his 3 landings for currency. He had completed 2 landings and was making his third, when after touching down the plane just seemed to keep settling lower than normal. The landing gear appeared to have collapsed and the aircraft settled on the belly. It appears that the gear cross bracing failed, causing the gear to collapse. This caused subsequent damage to the propeller and minor damage to the belly and wings.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 16 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT A 1987 ACROSPORT II N5TT S/N 824JC WAS MAKING A LANDING AT THE KEENE NH AIRPORT (KEEN) AND THE LANDING GEAR FAILED ON LANDING. THERE WERE 2 PEOPLE ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED TO ME THAT HE WAS DOING HIS 3 LANDINGS FOR CURRENCY. HE HAD COMPLETED 2 LANDINGS AND WAS MAKING HIS THIRD, WHEN AFTER TOUCHING DOWN THE PLANE JUST SEEMED TO KEEP SETTLING LOWER THAN NORMAL. THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO HAVE COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE BELLY. IT APPEARS THAT THE GEAR CROSS BRACING FAILED, CAUSING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THIS CAUSED SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY AND WINGS.