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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bracken William D GLASTAR · Grand Prairie, TX · November 29, 2013

Date
November 29, 2013 · 12:06 local
Place
Grand Prairie, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4323C
Reported as
Bracken William D Glastar
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
263 total70 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On November 29, 2013, at approximately 1206 central daylight time, the bolt securing the left front wheel to the landing gear assembly on the float of an amateur built Glastar, N4323C, sheared off on landing roll out on runway 17 at Grand Prairie municipal airport (kgpm). The right front wheel assembly subsequently folded back against the float. The pilot was conducting test flights, after installing the floats, as required by the approved operating limitations after a major change to the aircraft. The pilot was not injured and the aircraft sustained minor damage to the landing gear/floats. The flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 29, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1206 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, THE BOLT SECURING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY ON THE FLOAT OF AN AMATEUR BUILT GLASTAR, N4323C, SHEARED OFF ON LANDING ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 17 AT GRAND PRAIRIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KGPM). THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY SUBSEQUENTLY FOLDED BACK AGAINST THE FLOAT. THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TEST FLIGHTS, AFTER INSTALLING THE FLOATS, AS REQUIRED BY THE APPROVED OPERATING LIMITATIONS AFTER A MAJOR CHANGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR/FLOATS. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.