20200417004209A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · John A Holmgren BEARHAWK · Aulander, NC · April 17, 2020

Date
April 17, 2020 · 11:00 local
Place
Aulander, NC
Airport
Tri-County
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N118CR
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA20CA152
Reported as
John A Holmgren Bearhawk
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total

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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon landing with a light crosswind, the right main landing gear strut broke and folded under the aircraft, causing the right wing to strike the runway and damage to the engine and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING WITH A LIGHT CROSSWIND, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT BROKE AND FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY AND DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.