# Incident 20240906014059I: Mark L Wainwright F81 FALCO, Stonington, ME, September 6, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2024, 14:30 local time
- Place: Stonington, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1562° N, 68.6667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stonington, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1562&lon=-68.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18ZW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18ZW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mark L Wainwright F81 FALCO (registry code 05642LX, https://openairdocs.org/model/mark-l-wainwright-f81-falco) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARK L WAINWRIGHT F81 FALCO
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,820 total, 750 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240906014059I

## Narrative

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

ON 09/06/2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 HOURS LOCAL, A HOMEBUILT FALCO WAS BEING FLOWN FOR ITS FIRST PHASE OF EXPERIMENTAL TESTS ACCORDING TO THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN OUT OF STONINGTON, ME (93B) WITH A STOP IN BELFAST FOR FUEL.  THE AIRCRAFT HAS TWO SEATS WITH BRAKES ONLY ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE CFI/PIC OF THE AIRCRAFT, WITH 750 HOURS EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRCRAFT, STATED THE PIC DUTIES WERE SHARED WITH BOTH HIM AND THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/BUILDER.  THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/BUILDER SAID THE CFI/PIC WAS HIRED TO HELP WITH INSTRUCTION AND TESTING.  THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/BUILDER DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL AND NO TIME IN THE AIRCRAFT MODEL.  AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT 93B THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN QUICKLY ENOUGH BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/BUILDER DESCRCIBED A TAILWIND AND THE CFI/PIC DESCRIBED A WIND SHEAR BUT NO TAIL WIND.  THE ONLY WEATHER INDICATORS AT 93B ARE A WINDSOCK.  THE CFI/PIC SAID HE HANDED THE PIC DUTIES TO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/BUILDER AFTER LANDING SO THAT THE BRAKES COULD BE OPERATED.  THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/BUILDER WAS OCCUPYING THE LEFT SEAT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE ONLY SET OF BRAKES FOR THE AIRCRAFT.

BEFORE REACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WHEEL STRUT COLLAPSED.  DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE RIGHT AILERON, LANDING GEAR AND FLAP.  THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT-WING TIP AND RIGHT REAR HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.  FAA INVESTIGATORS ALSO OBSERVED A MAIN LANDING GEAR JACK SCREW THAT HAD BEEN SHEARED.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED FROM THE ACCIDENT.  THE CFI/PIC RETURNED HOME PRIOR TO SPEAKING WITH FAA AUTHORITIES AND FILLED OUT AN ASRS REPORT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

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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