# Incident 20170527004939I: Gulf Coast Physics RADIAL ROCKET, Fort Pierce, FL, May 27, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2017, 14:22 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: Fort Pierce
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4080° N, 80.3210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Fort Pierce Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4080&lon=-80.3210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N743WP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N743WP-2018-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulf Coast Physics Consulting RADIAL ROCKET (registry code 05634QP, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulf-coast-physics-consulting-radial-rocket) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULF COAST PHYSICS RADIAL ROCKET
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170527004939I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS BACK TAXIING ON RWY 14 WITH PERMISSION FROM THE TOWER WHEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN AND COME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY.  ONLY MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE LANDING GEAR AND THERE WAS NO PROP STRIKE.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

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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