# Accident 20220927021479A: Vashon Aircraft RANGER R7, Glendale, AZ, September 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2022, 10:05 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Airport: Glendale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5184° N, 112.2998° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5184&lon=-112.2998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151VR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N151VR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vashon RANGER R7 (registry code 06001BU, https://openairdocs.org/model/vashon-ranger-r7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200-D (registry code 17409, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VASHON AIRCRAFT RANGER R7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220927021479A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXING AIRCRAFT FOR FINAL LINE-UP ON RUNWAY-01 FOR DEPARTURE FROM GEU, LEFT HAND GEAR COLLAPSE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR22LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA357), Sep 27, 2022: Vashon Ranger R7 (N151VR), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the landing gear due to material deficiencies that reduced the strength of 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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