# Incident 20160812013039I: Hawker Aircraft Ltd HAWKER HUNTER MK.58, Yuma, AZ, August 12, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2016, 19:30 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N328AX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N328AX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hawker HAWKER HUNTER MK.58 (registry code 4231004, https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-hawker-hunter-mk-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AVON MK207 (registry code 54224, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-avon-mk207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAWKER AIRCRAFT LTD HAWKER HUNTER MK.58
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC AVON MK207
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160812013039I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 15, 2016 AT 0230Z N328AX, HAWKER HUNTER MK58 (FORMER MILITARY JET) WAS TAXIING WHEN THE LEFT MAIN TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE LANDING GEAR AND THE LANDING GEAR SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSED.

THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING UPPER SKIN PANELS AND PORTIONS OF THE LEFT WING PYLONS AND ATTACHED PYLON FUEL TANKS (DROP TANKS).

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A SHIMMY DURING TAXI, ELECTED TO NOT TAKE-OFF AND ABORTED THE MISSION. DURING THE TAXI TO RETURN TO MAINTENANCE THE TIRE SEPARATED AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO OTHER DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ?PUBLIC USE?.

THE AIRCRAFT IS FORMER MILITARY SINGLE ENGINE TURBOJET AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATED EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION. THE REQUIRED CONDITION INSPECTION UNDER AN APPROVED AIRCRAFT INSPECTION PROGRAM (AAIP) HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AND APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE JUNE 14, 2016.

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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