SDR 95ZZZX6687

Service difficulty report · Gear Leg · Amtr MUSTANGMIDGT

Difficulty date
October 25, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4701
Make and model
Amtr MUSTANGMIDGT
Aircraft serial
124
Part
Gear Leg
Condition
Broke
Location
Rt Mlg Attach
Part time
1,475 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY (95 MPH). ACFT STALLED OVER NUMBERS APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET OVER RUNWAY. ON CONTACT, RIGHT LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF AT THE ATTACH POINT THROUGH 2 OF 4 BOLT HOLES. BOTH LANDING GEARS WERE STEVE WHITMAN TYPE, STEEL, APROXIMATELY 5 INCHES TAPER TO 3 INCHES. BOTH GEAR LEGS HAD APPROXIMATELY 3,500 LANDINGS.