# Accident 20160527008889A: Howell Bob HOWELL SPECIAL, Minden, NV, May 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2016, 10:50 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0006° N, 119.7511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0006&lon=-119.7511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4393H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4393H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Howell Bob HOWELL SPECIAL (registry code 05621XQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/howell-bob-howell-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWELL BOB HOWELL SPECIAL
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,231 total, 350 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160527008889A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, A HOWELL SPECIAL, HAD A COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR  CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER.

## 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 WPR16LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA117), May 27, 2016: Howell Bob Howell Special (N4393H), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear assembly due to overstress fracture.

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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