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FAA incident report · 2017 Howard Thomas J JR HOWARD CANARD · Lancaster, CA · January 26, 2018

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Date
January 26, 2018 · 12:47 local
Place
Lancaster, CA
Airport
General Wm J Fox Airfield
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N999TH
Reported as
2017 Howard Thomas J JR Howard Canard
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,900 total5 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N999THRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2025 · Howard Thomas J JR HOWARD CANARDS/N 001 · Built 2017Airframe modelHoward Thomas J JR HOWARD CANARDEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On January 26, 2018, General william j. fox (wjf) ATCT, Lancaster, CA, reported aircraft registration number N999TH, an experimental airplane, amateur built, sustained a gear collapse, upon landing touchdown on runway 6. The gear was partially torn off from the airplane during the landing, causing minor damage to the aircraft. One person on board, with no sustained injuries.

Inspector spoke with pilot on January 30, 2018. Pilot stated the aircraft had recently been certificated as an experimental amateur built aircraft, and currently in phase one testing in accordance with the operating limitations. Pilot had just started the flight portion of phase one of the operating limitations. Pilot stated the winds were gusting upon approach for landing on wjf runway 6. Pilot stated he landed hard on the left main landing gear. The bolts attaching the wheel and brake to the strut failed. The wheel and brake departed the gear assembly, and struck the wooden propeller. Damage to the strut, mounting, and fuselage itself was also noted in pictures provided by the pilot privacy data omitted. The aircraft damage is repairable , and not considered substantial. Operations inspector will counsel pilot regarding this incident.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 26, 2018, GENERAL WILLIAM J. FOX (WJF) ATCT, LANCASTER, CA, REPORTED AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N999TH, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, AMATEUR BUILT, SUSTAINED A GEAR COLLAPSE, UPON LANDING TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 6. THE GEAR WAS PARTIALLY TORN OFF FROM THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ONE PERSON ON BOARD, WITH NO SUSTAINED INJURIES.

INSPECTOR SPOKE WITH PILOT ON JANUARY 30, 2018. PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD RECENTLY BEEN CERTIFICATED AS AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, AND CURRENTLY IN PHASE ONE TESTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPERATING LIMITATIONS. PILOT HAD JUST STARTED THE FLIGHT PORTION OF PHASE ONE OF THE OPERATING LIMITATIONS. PILOT STATED THE WINDS WERE GUSTING UPON APPROACH FOR LANDING ON WJF RUNWAY 6. PILOT STATED HE LANDED HARD ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE BOLTS ATTACHING THE WHEEL AND BRAKE TO THE STRUT FAILED. THE WHEEL AND BRAKE DEPARTED THE GEAR ASSEMBLY, AND STRUCK THE WOODEN PROPELLER. DAMAGE TO THE STRUT, MOUNTING, AND FUSELAGE ITSELF WAS ALSO NOTED IN PICTURES PROVIDED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS REPAIRABLE , AND NOT CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIAL. OPERATIONS INSPECTOR WILL COUNSEL PILOT REGARDING THIS INCIDENT.