# Accident 20230218001429A: Weber Larry D TITAN TORNADO II, Duluth, MN, February 18, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2023, 14:45 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7133° N, 92.4913° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7133&lon=-92.4913&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9168P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9168P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weber Larry D TITAN TORNADO II (registry code 05902XB, https://openairdocs.org/model/weber-larry-d-titan-tornado-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEBER LARRY D TITAN TORNADO II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230218001429A

## Narrative

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

02-18-2023 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE DURING TAKEOFF FROM FISH LAKE IN DULUTH MN.

DURING TAKEOFF FROM FROZEN LAKE WITH HARD PACKED SNOW THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF AS THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED FOR FLIGHT. THE LANDING GEAR BOUNCED UP INTO THE AIRCRAFT PUNCTURING A HOLE IN THE FUSELAGE JUST AFT OF THE REAR SEAT AND DAMAGING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE PIC FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS WHILE IN COMMUNICATION WITH GROUND SUPPORT AND FIRST RESPONDERS. THE PIC DECIDED TO LAND ON BIG LAKE NEAR CLOQUET MN. AFTER FIRST RESPONDERS WERE NOTIFIED OF THE LANDING LOCATION THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED BY THE NTSB TO BE SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 CEN23LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA110), Feb 18, 2023: Titan Tornado II (N9168P), Windom, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the right landing gear leg that resulted in its separation from the airplane during takeoff.

## Other reports on N9168P (1)

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

- [Incident 20120727014589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120727014589I), Jul 27, 2012: Weber Larry D TITAN TORNADO II (N9168P), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. On July 27, 2012, a tornado titan ii, N9168P, landed hard at osh, Wisconsin during airventure 2012. The private pilot, operating the aircraft for pleasure…

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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