# Incident 20160623012319I: Experimental ELLIOTT PC RUTAN LONG-EZ, Stockton, CA, June 23, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Airport: Stockton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9577° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9577&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: G-LGEZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EXPERIMENTAL ELLIOTT PC RUTAN LONG-EZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 767 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160623012319I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PERFORMING AIRCRAFT LANDING AT STOCKTON, CA. ON TOUCH DOWN THE MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY BROKEN OFF IN ONE PIECE FROM FUSELAGE FROM HARD LANDING OR FATIGUED GEAR MOUNT SUBASSEMBLY. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR HIS WIFE.

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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