# Accident 20150611010879A: Eclipse Aviation Corp EA500, Sacramento, CA, June 11, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2015, 17:24 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: Y7MA
- Location: 38.5108° N, 121.4892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5108&lon=-121.4892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N508JA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N508JA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eclipse EA500 (registry code 3350000, https://openairdocs.org/model/eclipse-ea500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F-A (registry code 52267, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw610f-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ECLIPSE AVIATION CORP EA500
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW610F-A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150611010879A

## Narrative

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

WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXING TO TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 20 THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WENT THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT LEFT HAND UPPER WING AND FUEL TANK.

## 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 WPR15LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA184), Jun 12, 2015: Eclipse EA500 (N508JA), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A manufacturing defect that resulted in fatigue failure of the left main landing gear trunnion.

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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