FAA incident report · American Champion 8KCAB · Arlington, WA · April 28, 2019
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft taxi from fuel pits to takeoff. During taxi, the left main gear collapsed. Inspection revealed the inboard attach bolt failed at the shank.
AIRCRAFT TAXI FROM FUEL PITS TO TAKEOFF. DURING TAXI, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. INSPECTION REVEALED THE INBOARD ATTACH BOLT FAILED AT THE SHANK.