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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Quad City Ultralights CHALLENGER II · Defuniak Spring, FL · February 28, 2016

Date: February 28, 2016 · 14:50 local
Place: Defuniak Spring, FL
Airport: Defuniak Springs
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N503DB
Reported as: Quad City Ultralights Challenger II
Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total10 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N503DBRegistered now · Quad City Ultralights CHALLENGER IIS/N CH2-0397-1586 · Built 2007 Airframe modelQuad City Ultralights CHALLENGER II Engine modelRotax 503 DCDI2 cycle

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What happened

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On Sunday February 28 of 2016 (2:30PM) local time, (8:30) utc/gmt at Defuniak Springs municipal airport (54J). Aircraft N503DB touched down and suddenly the aircraft pulled very hard to the left. The pilot attempted to correct the turn with no reaction. The pilot decided to conduct a go around. While on 2nd approach the pilot noted that the left wheel fairing was on the bottom of the wheel. After the aircraft landed the left landing gear broke. The pilot turned off from the taxiway. Tbs

As the FAA filed it

ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28 OF 2016 (2:30PM) LOCAL TIME, (8:30) UTC/GMT AT DEFUNIAK SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (54J). AIRCRAFT N503DB TOUCHED DOWN AND SUDDENLY THE AIRCRAFT PULLED VERY HARD TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE TURN WITH NO REACTION. THE PILOT DECIDED TO CONDUCT A GO AROUND. WHILE ON 2ND APPROACH THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE LEFT WHEEL FAIRING WAS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WHEEL. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LANDED THE LEFT LANDING GEAR BROKE. THE PILOT TURNED OFF FROM THE TAXIWAY. TBS