20231020017589I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Christen Industries A-1 · St George, UT · October 20, 2023

Date
October 20, 2023 · 16:10 local
Place
St George, UT
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9605R
Reported as
Christen Industries A-1
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,248 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.

Pilot approached sgu and landed without incident. Upon rollout, the aircraft swerved hard to the left. Pilot attempted to correct with full rudder, but the aircraft was unresponsive. After exiting the aircraft the emergency crew from the airport noted that the left wheel had come off of the aircraft. Examination found that the gear broke off at the weld point. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT APPROACHED SGU AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED HARD TO THE LEFT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH FULL RUDDER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNRESPONSIVE. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT THE EMERGENCY CREW FROM THE AIRPORT NOTED THAT THE LEFT WHEEL HAD COME OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT. EXAMINATION FOUND THAT THE GEAR BROKE OFF AT THE WELD POINT. NO INJURIES.