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FAA incident report · Jason Collins SKY RAIDER · Wasilla, AK · January 14, 2017

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Date
January 14, 2017 · 13:00 local
Place
Wasilla, AK
Airport
Lake Lucille
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N473LR
Reported as
Jason Collins SKY Raider
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total25 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N473LRRegistration cancelled Apr 2, 2022 · Jason Collins SKY RAIDERS/N 47321 · Built 2011Airframe modelJason Collins SKY RAIDEREngine modelRotax 582SER2 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The following is a statement given by the operator of the aircraft:

I do not remember the date or time of the incident. I was doing practice touch and goes on Lake Lucille in Wasilla Alaska. I verified the wind from Wasilla airport before flying, it was calm. On my third touch and go, shortly after landing during the roll out, the plane leaned hard left and turned while coming to a stop. I shut down the engine and verified fuel and electrical was shut off. I climbed out of the plane and investigated what had happened. The left landing gear shock strut (rod that goes from the axle to the cabane, housing the bungee suspension) broke which allowed the axle to go under the fuselage. The shock strut was broke and the landing gear was bent under the fuselage. The fiberglass prop hit the ground and broke. The landing was a normal landing with no hard impact. The aircraft was on skis, straight skis. The snow depth was 8-10 inches. No injuries.

I am having stronger gear made for both sides. I am currently taking professional piloting at uaa, involving classes in instrument flying, aviation safety and aerodynamics. I have 240-250 total hours, around 25 hours on this plane.

As the FAA filed it

THE FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT GIVEN BY THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT:

I DO NOT REMEMBER THE DATE OR TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I WAS DOING PRACTICE TOUCH AND GOES ON LAKE LUCILLE IN WASILLA ALASKA. I VERIFIED THE WIND FROM WASILLA AIRPORT BEFORE FLYING, IT WAS CALM. ON MY THIRD TOUCH AND GO, SHORTLY AFTER LANDING DURING THE ROLL OUT, THE PLANE LEANED HARD LEFT AND TURNED WHILE COMING TO A STOP. I SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND VERIFIED FUEL AND ELECTRICAL WAS SHUT OFF. I CLIMBED OUT OF THE PLANE AND INVESTIGATED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT (ROD THAT GOES FROM THE AXLE TO THE CABANE, HOUSING THE BUNGEE SUSPENSION) BROKE WHICH ALLOWED THE AXLE TO GO UNDER THE FUSELAGE. THE SHOCK STRUT WAS BROKE AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS BENT UNDER THE FUSELAGE. THE FIBERGLASS PROP HIT THE GROUND AND BROKE. THE LANDING WAS A NORMAL LANDING WITH NO HARD IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON SKIS, STRAIGHT SKIS. THE SNOW DEPTH WAS 8-10 INCHES. NO INJURIES.

I AM HAVING STRONGER GEAR MADE FOR BOTH SIDES. I AM CURRENTLY TAKING PROFESSIONAL PILOTING AT UAA, INVOLVING CLASSES IN INSTRUMENT FLYING, AVIATION SAFETY AND AERODYNAMICS. I HAVE 240-250 TOTAL HOURS, AROUND 25 HOURS ON THIS PLANE.