What happened
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Vny FSDO received an anonymous hotline complaint, dated 06/17/2019. The complaint alleged N9368N has possible substantial damage to the wing spar from a hard landing in 2018, and event/damage was not reported as an incident or accident. Furthermore, individual stated aircraft will be returned to service shortly without the necessary repairs. Complainant was presented with this information by another individual and was not involved in the flight where the apparent damage occurred.
7/8/2019 ? Iic performed inspection of aircraft and aircraft records. Minor discrepancies noted on the aircraft and no discrepancies noted on aircraft records. Discrepancy list given to IA that performed major repair following the hard landing, and also the annual inspection. Condition of aircraft and aircraft records disproved complaint about N9368N being improperly maintained or repaired after suffering a hard landing.
7/11/2019 ? Iic visited hangar where in-house mechanic for N9368N and Camarillo flight instruction maintenance are located. Spoke with in-house mechanic referenced in the complaint. Conversation with mechanic disproved allegations regarding statements the mechanic supposedly made about maintenance concerns related to N9368N, and maintenance documentation.
7/16/2019 - Telecom with iic, aircraft owner, and owner of Camarillo flight instruction. Discussed findings and aircraft discrepancies with owner. Inquiry about why the event was not reported as an accident. Clarified accident definition with owner.
NTSB was notified about the accident, and concurred with the classification of the event as an accident.
On 04/23/2018, at Camarillo airport, Camarillo, CA, instructor pilot and student pilot were practicing flight maneuvers, and multiple touch-and-go landings. Instructor pilot performed last landing of the day, which was described by the student pilot as ?harder? Than the previous landings. Pilots ended the day after the landing, and did not check the aircraft for general condition. Aircraft suffered major damage to right landing-gear attachment point on the right wing.
As the FAA filed it
VNY FSDO RECEIVED AN ANONYMOUS HOTLINE COMPLAINT, DATED 06/17/2019. THE COMPLAINT ALLEGED N9368N HAS POSSIBLE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR FROM A HARD LANDING IN 2018, AND EVENT/DAMAGE WAS NOT REPORTED AS AN INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT. FURTHERMORE, INDIVIDUAL STATED AIRCRAFT WILL BE RETURNED TO SERVICE SHORTLY WITHOUT THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. COMPLAINANT WAS PRESENTED WITH THIS INFORMATION BY ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL AND WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE FLIGHT WHERE THE APPARENT DAMAGE OCCURRED.
7/8/2019 ? IIC PERFORMED INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT RECORDS. MINOR DISCREPANCIES NOTED ON THE AIRCRAFT AND NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED ON AIRCRAFT RECORDS. DISCREPANCY LIST GIVEN TO IA THAT PERFORMED MAJOR REPAIR FOLLOWING THE HARD LANDING, AND ALSO THE ANNUAL INSPECTION. CONDITION OF AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT RECORDS DISPROVED COMPLAINT ABOUT N9368N BEING IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED OR REPAIRED AFTER SUFFERING A HARD LANDING.
7/11/2019 ? IIC VISITED HANGAR WHERE IN-HOUSE MECHANIC FOR N9368N AND CAMARILLO FLIGHT INSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE ARE LOCATED. SPOKE WITH IN-HOUSE MECHANIC REFERENCED IN THE COMPLAINT. CONVERSATION WITH MECHANIC DISPROVED ALLEGATIONS REGARDING STATEMENTS THE MECHANIC SUPPOSEDLY MADE ABOUT MAINTENANCE CONCERNS RELATED TO N9368N, AND MAINTENANCE DOCUMENTATION.
7/16/2019 - TELECOM WITH IIC, AIRCRAFT OWNER, AND OWNER OF CAMARILLO FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. DISCUSSED FINDINGS AND AIRCRAFT DISCREPANCIES WITH OWNER. INQUIRY ABOUT WHY THE EVENT WAS NOT REPORTED AS AN ACCIDENT. CLARIFIED ACCIDENT DEFINITION WITH OWNER.
NTSB WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE ACCIDENT, AND CONCURRED WITH THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE EVENT AS AN ACCIDENT.
ON 04/23/2018, AT CAMARILLO AIRPORT, CAMARILLO, CA, INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT WERE PRACTICING FLIGHT MANEUVERS, AND MULTIPLE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. INSTRUCTOR PILOT PERFORMED LAST LANDING OF THE DAY, WHICH WAS DESCRIBED BY THE STUDENT PILOT AS ?HARDER? THAN THE PREVIOUS LANDINGS. PILOTS ENDED THE DAY AFTER THE LANDING, AND DID NOT CHECK THE AIRCRAFT FOR GENERAL CONDITION. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT LANDING-GEAR ATTACHMENT POINT ON THE RIGHT WING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.