Steen SKYBOLT N22GL
14 July 2018 · Lexington, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 July 2018 at about 19:00 local time, a Steen SKYBOLT registered N22GL was involved in an accident near Lexington, Texas, United States. One person was 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lexington, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cotton Patch (TA75)
- Coordinates
- 30.3917, -97.1083
- Aircraft
- Steen SKYBOLT
- Registration
- N22GL
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1978
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Taylor → Lexington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN18LA271
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The fatigue failure of the main landing gear (MLG) truss, which resulted in the MLG spreading apart.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full 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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 2018 | Steen SKYBOLT | Fratauti, Romania | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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