# Accident 20180716011319A: Leake SKYBOLT, Lexington, TX, July 16, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2018, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lexington, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4140° N, 97.0096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4140&lon=-97.0096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22GL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Leake SKYBOLT (registry code 05655A6, https://openairdocs.org/model/leake-skybolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAKE SKYBOLT
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 818 total, 429 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/20180716011319A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING AIRCRAFT, DURING TAXI BACK TO HANGAR  MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR,FUSALAGE,WING STRUTS. OWNERS PRIVATE LANDING STRIP VERY ROUGH, UN LEVEL WITH POT HOLES.

CONTINUALLY LANDING AND TAXING ON A ROUGH GRASS RUNWAY WAS A LARGE CONTRIBUTOR TO THE FATIGUE AND FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N22GL (1)

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

- [Incident 19800503043789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800503043789I), May 3, 1980: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N22GL), Wenatchee, WA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing due to poor weld penetration in the landing gear.

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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