# Incident 20120603009629I: Fairey Aviation Ltd FIREFLY AS-6, El Cajon, CA, June 3, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N518WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairey FIREFLY AS-6 (registry code 3400204, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairey-firefly-as-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIREY AVIATION LTD FIREFLY AS-6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120603009629I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 3, 2012, N518WB, A FAIREY FIREFLY MODEL AS-6 AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 27R SEE.  DURING LANDING ROLL OUT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS MINOR.INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STAY TUBE (CONTROLS THE FOLDING OF THE REAR OVERCENTER BRACE) HAD FAILED.

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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