Bredl FOKKER DR1 N43SB
10 July 2002 · Troutdale, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 July 2002 at about 19:15 local time, a Bredl FOKKER DR1 registered N43SB was involved in an accident near Troutdale, Oregon, 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 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Troutdale, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD)
- Coordinates
- 45.5494, -122.4014
- Aircraft
- Bredl FOKKER DR1
- Registration
- N43SB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Vancouver → Troutdale
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA02LA127
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The collapse, for undetermined reasons, of the left main landing gear spoked-wheel structure.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, during his landing on runway 25, the aircraft bounced slightly and then touched down "normally," but during the landing roll, the left main wheel structure collapsed and the aircraft nosed over onto its top wing. This scenario was confirmed by a witness who was working near the runway and who had seen the aircraft land. An inspection of the wheel disclosed that all but three wire spokes had pulled out of the wheel rim. The pilot said that he had not noticed any loose spokes prior to takeoff, but that the grass strip he departed from was "pretty rough." The reason for the separation of the spokes from the wheel rim was not positively determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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