# Incident 20100716039099I: Suydam Char MK IV, Mason, MI, July 16, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2010, 08:40 local time
- Place: Mason, MI
- Airport: Mason Jewett Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5658° N, 84.4232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MASON JEWETT FLD (TEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5658&lon=-84.4232&mi=10
- Aircraft: N138CS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138CS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Suydam Charles MK IV (registry code 05621C2, https://openairdocs.org/model/suydam-charles-mk-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUYDAM CHAR MK IV
- Reported engine: REVMASTER 2100
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100716039099I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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