# Accident 20200626008629A: Neely Buddy NEELY SPORTSMAN, Mccall, ID, June 26, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2020, 09:00 local time
- Place: Mccall, ID
- Airport: Mile Hi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9084° N, 116.1125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCall, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9084&lon=-116.1125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33LY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33LY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Neely Buddy NEELY SPORTSMAN (registry code 05611LA, https://openairdocs.org/model/neely-buddy-neely-sportsman) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NEELY BUDDY NEELY SPORTSMAN
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200626008629A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 , N33LY, AN EXPERIMENTAL CIVIL AIRCRAFT  LANDED AT MILE HI AIRSTRIP (K10). DURING A PREFLIGHT BEFORE THE RETURN FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE RH LOWER FUSELAGE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE UNDER THE FLOOR, DOOR POST, AND THE WELDED STRUCTURE CLUSTER. THE PILOT DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT AIRWORTHY AND CANCELLED THEIR RETURN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRLIFTED TO BIG CREEK AIRSTRIP, DISSEMBLED AND TRUCKED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DETERMINED SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DUE TO CORROSION/ RUST IN THE AIRCRAFT'S RH LOWER LONGERON, WELDING CLUSTER AND LANDING GEAR SUPPORTS.

## 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

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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