# Incident 20160313009649I: Wilcox Bill/Keystone Eng LLC STOL CH801, Kenai, AK, March 13, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2016, 14:45 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Kenai Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5733° N, 151.2448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KENAI MUNI (ENA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5733&lon=-151.2448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801BW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N801BW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilcox Bill/Keystone ENG STOL CH801 (registry code 056148F, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilcox-bill-keystone-eng-stol-ch801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILCOX BILL/KEYSTONE ENG LLC STOL CH801
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 956 total, 936 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160313009649I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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