# Accident 20160702010309A: Fleet FLEET 16B, Rhinebeck, NY, July 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2016, 16:10 local time
- Place: Rhinebeck, NY
- Airport: Rhinebeck
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9697° N, 73.8644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9697&lon=-73.8644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N666J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fleet FLEET 16B (registry code 3480502, https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-fleet-16b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner B5 series (registry code 37501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-b5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLEET FLEET 16B
- Reported engine: KINNER B5 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 606 total, 24 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160702010309A

## Narrative

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

ON THE TAKE-OFF ROLL, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETAINING BOLT THREADS FAILED AND ALLOWED THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE MAIN STRUT. THE WHEEL REMAINED ATTACHED TO AND DANGLED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY A SECONDARY STRUT.  THE PILOT PERFORMED A LANDING ON THE GRASS RUNWAY ON THE SINGLE GEAR. DURING LANDING THE WHEEL-LESS LANDING GEAR STRUT CAUGHT IN THE SOFT GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED COMING TO REST INVERTED. EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WERE ON THE SCENE IMMEDIATELY AND REMOVED THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WHO RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA16LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA255), Jul 2, 2016: Fleet Fleet 16B (N666J), Rhinebeck, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the gear strut mount nut due to wear.

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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