# Incident 20171003016289I: Peet James L AVID FLYER, Woodward, OK, October 3, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2017, 15:00 local time
- Place: Woodward, OK
- Airport: West Woodward
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4384° N, 99.5226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEST WOODWARD (WWR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4384&lon=-99.5226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4052X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4052X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Peet James L AVID FLYER (registry code 05625TR, https://openairdocs.org/model/peet-james-l-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PEET JAMES L AVID FLYER
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,900 total, 145 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171003016289I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE TOOK OFF FROM BLACKWELL OK AT 13:30 LOCAL AND FLEW TO WEST WOODWARD, KWWR. ON LANDING AT 15:00 LOCAL, HE LANDED WITH TOO MUCH SIDEWAYS DRIFT THAT RESULTED IN A FRACTURE OF THE CROSS BRACE ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. THE FRACTURE OCCURRED AT THE WELD AT THE HUB, AND ALLOWED THE GEAR LEG TO PIVOT OUTWARD, CAUSING GROUND CONTACT OF THE RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE AND SCRAPES OF THE RIGHT WING TIP.

FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE WELDMENT ON THE R/H GEAR LOWER CLUSTER HAD POOR PENETRATION AND FUSION TO THE AXLE AND SEPARATED UPON TOUCHDOWN. THIS IS AN AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT AND THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS KIT IS NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE. NO ISSUES NOTED WITH AIRCRAFT OR AIRMAN RECORDS AND THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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