Scott IRONSIDES N1879
24 November 2012 · East Troy, Wisconsin, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 November 2012 at about 21:24 local time, a Scott IRONSIDES registered N1879, operated by Ronald G. Scott, was involved in an accident near East Troy, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- East Troy, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- East Troy Estates Airport (WI69)
- Coordinates
- 42.8053, -88.3336
- Aircraft
- Scott IRONSIDES
- Registration
- N1879
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ronald G. Scott
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- East Troy → East Troy
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN13LA071
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
Failure of the steel weld fittings on the right main landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the landing roll, the right landing gear steel fitting welds broke, and the axle, brake, wheel, and wheel fairing separated from the airplane. The right landing gear strut dug into the sod and the airplane cartwheeled, coming to rest inverted in the center of the runway. The left wing separated from the airplane, and the vertical and horizontal stabilizers were crushed. No other anomalies were found that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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