# Accident 20170703008839A: Waco UPF-7, St. Simons, GA, July 3, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2017, 16:30 local time
- Place: St. Simons, GA
- Airport: Mckinnon St Simons Island Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: C2VJ
- Location: 31.1519° N, 81.3911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1519&lon=-81.3911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N134Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UPF-7 (registry code 9601302, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF-7
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170703008839A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 3RD AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30PM EST. PILOT  WAS TAXING TO RUNWAY 35 AT ST. SIMONS AIRPORT (KSSI), WITH PASSENGERS ON BOARD FOR A SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT IN WACO UPF-7, S/N 5484, N134Q. WHILE TURNING OFF THE APRON AND ON TO THE TAXIWAY, THE RIGHT MAIL LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PASSENGERS AND PILOT DISEMBARKED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. A QUICK LOOK AT THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RADIUS ROD HAD FAILED. AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30PM THE AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR WAS CONTACTED REGARDING N134Q. THE PILOT AND THE KSSI AIRPORT MANAGER REQUESTED PERMISSION FROM THE INSPECTOR TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE TAXIWAY. INSPECTOR REQUESTED PICTURES OF THE AIRPLANE TO INCLUDE THE FAILED MAIN GEAR RADIUS ROD, THE PICTURES WERE PROVIDED, AND THE INSPECTOR GRANTED THEM PERMISSION TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REMOVED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR RADIUS ROD, MADE A TEMPORARY REPAIR TO THE RADIUS ROD, USED A CRANE TO LIFT THE AIRCRAFT, TEMPORARILY REINSTALLED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR RADIUS ROD, LOWERED THE AIRCRAFT, AND TOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO HIS HANGAR.

## 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 ERA17LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA253), Jul 3, 2017: Waco UPF 7 (N134Q), Brunswick, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear strut brace for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N134Q (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20180616015549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180616015549I), Jun 16, 2018: Waco UPF-7 (N134Q), St Simons Islan, GA, Minor damage. On June 16, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., the pilot of N134Q was taxing his 1940 Waco UPF-7 through the parking ramp at (kssi) mckinnon airport on st. Simons island,…
- [Accident 19950817028609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950817028609A), Aug 17, 1995: Waco UPF7 (N134Q), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on downwind. Unable make airport. Landed tundra. Nosed up. Found engine primer unlocked. Rich mixture.
- [Accident 19940426009299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940426009299A), Apr 26, 1994: Waco UPF7 (N134Q), Lander, WY, Substantial damage. Encountered IMC following a road. Whiteout conditions in heavy snow. Descended, reduced speed. Impact in open field

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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