NTSB CAROL · Event
Event BFO87IA008
Registry · N64323
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CORLEY WELDON CHALLENGER 2
Engine
BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19970621
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A8731A
Registrant of record
CORLEY WELDON A
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE R MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES DURING EVACUATION OF THE ACFT. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT DISCLOSED THAT THE SHOCK STRUT CYLINDER FRACTURED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY; ABOUT 10 INCHES BELOW THE TOP OF THE CYLINDER. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE FRACTURE SURFACE REVEALED EVIDENCE OF PRE-EXISTING FATIGUE CRACKING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1986_BFO87IA008.txt.
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