# Incident 20171202022529I: Ramsey B J CHALLENGER I, Garden City, MN, December 2, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2017, 11:00 local time
- Place: Garden City, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0478° N, 94.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garden City, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0478&lon=-94.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N237BJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N237BJ-2018-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ramsey B J CHALLENGER I (registry code 05606LM, https://openairdocs.org/model/ramsey-b-j-challenger-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAMSEY B J CHALLENGER I
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 20 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171202022529I

## Narrative

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

PILOT INCORRECTLY OPERATED LIGHT-SPORT AIRCRAFT AS ULTRALIGHT PART 103 AS PURCHASED FROM PREVIOUS OWNER.  AIRCRAFT WHEEL FELL OFF ON TAKEOFF FROM PRIVATE FARM RUNWAY.

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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