- Date
- April 12, 1986, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Springfield, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N51WJAerotek Pitts S-2A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860412044259A
- Case key
- 34160
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear,main gear attachment - failure,totalCause
Inadequate quality controlCause
Analysis
The plt stated that after landing on rwy 28 the left gear folded while taxiing. The acft then fell onto its left wing. The plt reported the gear collapsed without warning. Examination of the gear support found a joint which was cold welded had failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51WJ
- Reported as
- Aerotek Pitts S-2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2263
- Airframe hours
- 211
- Engine
- Lycoming AEIO-360-A1E, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James H. Cooper
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 31, 1986 · 6 hours before
- Airport
- 3DW · Springfield Downtown, runway 28, 3,800 × ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 6,414 total · 30 in this make and model · 6,175 as pilot in command · 118 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FSS, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.