Hard landing Accident Van's RV-4 N66PB,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298063
 
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Date:Friday 6 April 2018
Time:11:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic RV4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Van's RV-4
Owner/operator:
Registration: N66PB
MSN: 2953
Year of manufacture:1995
Total airframe hrs:666 hours
Engine model:Lycoming IO-360-A1A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Caldwell, Idaho -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Melba, ID (ID40)
Destination airport:Caldwell Industrial Airport, ID (KEUL)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
According to the pilot in the experimental, amateur-built airplane, during landing, the airplane bounced, and the pilot added power. The airplane landed on the runway, but the left side of the airplane "dropped" to the ground. The airplane exited the left side of the runway where it came to rest.

The airplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer.

The Federal Aviation Administration aviation safety inspector that examined the airplane reported that the weld on the left main landing gear axle support strut had failed with some signs of overload.

Probable Cause: The failure of the weld on the airplane's left main landing gear axle support strut during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: GAA18CA203
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 6 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB GAA18CA203

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
18 March 2010 N66PB Private 0 Arlington, WA sub
20 July 2015 N66PB Private 0 Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH), Oshkosh, WI unk
Gear-up landing

Location

Revision history:

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