Schneider K/Cook C SC SKYBOLT N300SB

Summary

On 24 August 2016 at about 22:00 local time, a Schneider K/Cook C SC SKYBOLT registered N300SB was involved in an accident near Corvallis, Oregon, 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

24 August 2016 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Corvallis Muni (CVO)

Coordinates

44.4947, -123.2908

Aircraft

Schneider K/Cook C SC SKYBOLT

Registration

N300SB

Category

Airplane

Year built

1993

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Corvallis → Corvallis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR16LA174

Nobody was injured.

The collapse of the left main landing gear truss due to a weld joint failure, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage frame structure.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The father of the passenger reported that his son, who was the passenger and owner, had just purchased the airplane, that a prepurchase inspection was conducted, and that “everything looked good.” The pilot was conducting a personal, local flight in the airplane, which included normal maneuvers and several touch-and-go landings with no issues. However, after the last landing and while taxiing the airplane back to the ramp, the left main landing gear (MLG) collapsed. Examination of the left MLG’s truss structure, which is welded to the fuselage, revealed substantial damage to the fuselage frame structure. Examination also revealed that a weld joint where the truss mounts to the fuselage was cracked and broken. Rust was noted around the weld area, and it appeared that a previous crack had been repaired. The father reported that the area of the failure was hidden behind the bungee and was not visible during the prepurchase inspection. Given the evidence, it is likely that the left main landing gear collapsed due to the weld joint failure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.