Fox al KIT FOX MODEL N6394R
7 February 2016 · Slate Creek, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 February 2016 at about 21:45 local time, a Fox al KIT FOX MODEL registered N6394R was involved in an accident near Slate Creek, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. 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 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Slate Creek, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pittsburg Landing (None)
- Coordinates
- 45.6297, -116.4753
- Aircraft
- Fox al KIT FOX MODEL
- Registration
- N6394R
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1991
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Imnaha → Slate Creek
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA16CA136
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The left main landing gear forward gear tube collapsed during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of a tailwheel equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll, the left main landing gear slowly collapsed forward. During a postaccident examination of the airframe by the pilot it was revealed that the left main landing forward gear tube had collapsed, which resulted in substantial damage to the landing gear mounting bracket. Photographs provided by the pilot substantiated that the landing gear had collapsed forward.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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