# Incident 20120728015389I: Golden Circle Air T-BIRD II, Wiscasset, ME, July 28, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2012, 09:00 local time
- Place: Wiscasset, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0108° N, 69.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wiscasset, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0108&lon=-69.6780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5619Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5619Z-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Golden Circle Air T-BIRD II (registry code 05901WD, https://openairdocs.org/model/golden-circle-air-t-bird-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOLDEN CIRCLE AIR T-BIRD II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 30 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120728015389I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A SERIES OF TAKOFFS AND LANDINGS.  WHITNESSES SAID ALL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS APPEARD NORMAL.  ON THE FOURTH LANDING THE PILOT MADE THAT DAY, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF.

## Other reports on N5619Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20171217024299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171217024299A), Dec 17, 2017: Golden Circle Air T-BIRD II (N5619Z), Wiscasset, ME, Substantial damage. At Wiscasset municipal airport (iwi), Wiscasset Maine on 12-17-2017 at about 2:40PM, N5619Z with just the pilot on board was taking off. The pilot stated that…

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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