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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Suydam Char MK IV · Mason, MI · July 16, 2010

Date
July 16, 2010 · 08:40 local
Place
Mason, MI
Airport
Mason Jewett Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N138CS
Reported as
Suydam Char MK IV
Reported engine
Revmaster 2100
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

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.

During touchdown the left main landing gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to slide across the grass avoiding any runway/taxi lighting. After inspecting the aircraft, it was discovered that the left main landing gear brace had broken off from the fuselage attach point. Further investigation revealed that the brace broke due to severe corrosion.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE ACROSS THE GRASS AVOIDING ANY RUNWAY/TAXI LIGHTING. AFTER INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BRACE HAD BROKEN OFF FROM THE FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE BRACE BROKE DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION.