# Incident 20160228004379I: Quad City Ultralights CHALLENGER II, Defuniak Spring, FL, February 28, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2016, 14:50 local time
- Place: Defuniak Spring, FL
- Airport: Defuniak Springs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7311° N, 86.1538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEFUNIAK SPRINGS (54J), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7311&lon=-86.1538&mi=10
- Aircraft: N503DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quad City Ultralights CHALLENGER II (registry code 05902TY, https://openairdocs.org/model/quad-city-ultralights-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUAD CITY ULTRALIGHTS CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 10 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160228004379I

## Narrative

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

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

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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