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FAA incident report · Wilcox Bill/Keystone ENG STOL CH801 · Kenai, AK · March 13, 2016

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Date
March 13, 2016 · 14:45 local
Place
Kenai, AK
Airport
Kenai Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N801BW
Reported as
Wilcox Bill/Keystone ENG Stol CH801
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
956 total936 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N801BWRegistered now · Wilcox Bill/Keystone ENG STOL CH801S/N 84360 · Built 2004Airframe modelWilcox Bill/Keystone ENG STOL CH801Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During the landing/touchdown event, when the nose gear contacted the runway surface, a failure of the welded joint at the base of the nose strut/fork flange area occurred. This caused the nose of the aircraft to drop and allow the propeller to contact the runway surface. In addition, the RH wing dipped and contacted the runway surface as well. Damage to the RH outboard wing area was only to secondary structure with no apparent damage occurring to the spar.

Airman elected to not provide required maintenance documentation upon request from anc FSDO inspector. Inspector wrote letter and counseled to bring airman into compliance with federal aviation regulations. Airman called anc FSDO inspector and has elected to cooperate by providing required maintenance documents. See ptrs #AL03201602824 for pertinent details.

04/19/2016 Entry: on 04/06/2016 an envelope was received from airman containing the requested documents. A document review of the maintenence records showing the last condition inspection was performed, showing proper compliance.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE LANDING/TOUCHDOWN EVENT, WHEN THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE, A FAILURE OF THE WELDED JOINT AT THE BASE OF THE NOSE STRUT/FORK FLANGE AREA OCCURRED. THIS CAUSED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO DROP AND ALLOW THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY SURFACE. IN ADDITION, THE RH WING DIPPED AND CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AS WELL. DAMAGE TO THE RH OUTBOARD WING AREA WAS ONLY TO SECONDARY STRUCTURE WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE OCCURRING TO THE SPAR.

AIRMAN ELECTED TO NOT PROVIDE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE DOCUMENTATION UPON REQUEST FROM ANC FSDO INSPECTOR. INSPECTOR WROTE LETTER AND COUNSELED TO BRING AIRMAN INTO COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS. AIRMAN CALLED ANC FSDO INSPECTOR AND HAS ELECTED TO COOPERATE BY PROVIDING REQUIRED MAINTENANCE DOCUMENTS. SEE PTRS #AL03201602824 FOR PERTINENT DETAILS.

04/19/2016 ENTRY: ON 04/06/2016 AN ENVELOPE WAS RECEIVED FROM AIRMAN CONTAINING THE REQUESTED DOCUMENTS. A DOCUMENT REVIEW OF THE MAINTENENCE RECORDS SHOWING THE LAST CONDITION INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, SHOWING PROPER COMPLIANCE.