Pilot Debrief

Steen Skybolt near Lexington, TX — 2018-07-14

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Date
2018-07-14
Location
Lexington, TX, USA
Airport
TA75
Aircraft
Steen Skybolt
Registration
N22GL
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The fatigue failure of the main landing gear (MLG) truss, which resulted in the MLG spreading apart.

NTSB narrative

After landing and while taxiing to the hangar, the bottom of the airplane's fuselage began to drag on the ground. Realizing that something was wrong, the pilot stopped the airplane and turned the engine magneto switch to off. Postaccident examination revealed that a fatigue failure of the main landing gear (MLG) truss had occurred, which allowed the MLG to spread apart.

NTSB coding

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Docket documents4

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