Fisher DAKATO HAWK N677TS

Summary

On 26 July 2018 at about 23:55 local time, a Fisher DAKATO HAWK registered N677TS was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 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.

Date

26 July 2018 at 23:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Wittman Rgnl (OSH)

Coordinates

43.9697, -88.5678

Aircraft

Fisher DAKATO HAWK

Registration

N677TS

Category

Airplane

Year built

2016

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oshkosh → Oshkosh

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN18TA296

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the left main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the ground roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was landing the airplane on the runway at an ultralight airfield. After the airplane touched down, the left main landing gear (MLG) collapsed at the bottom end of the strut. The airplane ground looped, and the right wingtip struck the ground. The pilot stated that the landing was smooth and gentle, not hard, and that there was no side load on the landing gear at touchdown. He added that he suspected that a previous landing may have been hard, which resulted in a crack in the landing gear. An examination of the left MLG revealed that the upper/outer strut tubing was broken, and the lower/inner strut tubing was bent. There was no evidence of fatigue. It could not be determined if the crack occurred as a result of the accident or was preexisting.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.