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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Schafer Rick W FOXTROT 4 · Oshkosh, WI · August 1, 2014

Date: August 1, 2014 · 08:50 local
Place: Oshkosh, WI
Airport: Wittman Regional
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N729AR
Reported as: Schafer Rick W Foxtrot 4
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1F5
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N729ARRegistration cancelled Mar 19, 2018 · Schafer Rick W FOXTROT 4S/N F-008 · Built 2014 Airframe modelSchafer Rick W FOXTROT 4 Engine modelLycoming IO-540-K1F5Reciprocating

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What happened

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08/01/2014, N729AR, foxtrot 4, a kit built composit, low wing, fixed gear aircraft at airventure Oshkosh Wisconsin sustained a partially collasped left landing gear leg after landing on runway 27 and taxiing back to the display area on the parallel grass taxiway. Investigation revealed the use of improper hardware during the assembly of the gear to the fuselage structure.

The kit manufacturer's personnel installed the gear correctly and made a minor fiberglass repair to the fuselage belly. No other damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

08/01/2014, N729AR, FOXTROT 4, A KIT BUILT COMPOSIT, LOW WING, FIXED GEAR AIRCRAFT AT AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH WISCONSIN SUSTAINED A PARTIALLY COLLASPED LEFT LANDING GEAR LEG AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AND TAXIING BACK TO THE DISPLAY AREA ON THE PARALLEL GRASS TAXIWAY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE USE OF IMPROPER HARDWARE DURING THE ASSEMBLY OF THE GEAR TO THE FUSELAGE STRUCTURE.

THE KIT MANUFACTURER'S PERSONNEL INSTALLED THE GEAR CORRECTLY AND MADE A MINOR FIBERGLASS REPAIR TO THE FUSELAGE BELLY. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N729AR · 1

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

Accident 20140831017809ATakeoff: Climb Out · Abilene, TXOn August 31, 2014, at approximately 1833 CDT, a foxtrot-4 kit built bearing registration number N729AR, departed runway 17R at Abilene Regional (kabi). After takeoff, the aircraft declared an emergency with tower controller and executed a 180 degree turn to…Aug 31, 2014 · Destroyed · 2 fatal