# Accident 20130816016489A: Fetterman Lanny R FIRESTAR II, Numidia, PA, August 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2013, 18:20 local time
- Place: Numidia, PA
- Airport: Numidia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8661° N, 76.3972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8661&lon=-76.3972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N598LF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N598LF-2016-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fetterman Lanny R FIRESTAR II (registry code 059008U, https://openairdocs.org/model/fetterman-lanny-r-firestar-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FETTERMAN LANNY R FIRESTAR II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 73 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130816016489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND CONTACTED NTSB AND FSDO DIRECTLY TO REPORT EVENT.

AFTER NORMAL TAKEOFF FROM 8PA0, AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FT. AGL, PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE RPM SURGING AND ELECTED TO MAKE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT POINT OF ORIGIN.  NORMAL APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN WERE COMPLETED WITH ENGINE STILL OPERATING.  DURING ROLLOUT RIGHT MAIN GEAR WHEEL AND AXLE SEPARATED FROM TUBULAR GEAR LEG AT AXLE ATTACHMENT.  REMAINING GEAR LEG SEGMENT DUG INTO TURF AND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AT SLOW FORWARD SPEED. SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO TAIL BOOM AND LEFT WING.  CAUSE OF ENGINE POWER LOSS AND GEAR FAILURE UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME, PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION.  OWNER HAS AGREED TO STORE AIRCRAFT PENDING FAA INSPECTION. AMENDED REPORT ANTICIPATED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA13LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA365), Aug 16, 2013: Fetterman Lanny R Firestar II (N598LF), Numidia, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fatigue failure of the right main landing gear wheel axle attachment bracket, which resulted in a nose-over during a precautionary landing.

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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