NTSB NYC07CA190 — 2007-08-12 · Sebring, Florida, United States

Current FAA registration · N6128A

Make / Model: FISHER FLYING PRODUCTS DAKOTA HAWK
Year of manufacture: 2006 · 1 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR C85-12 (85 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20060819
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A7F99D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6128A Ackert Dakota Hawk DH23 None

Probable cause & findings

Preexisting cracking of the landing gear tubing.

Factual narrative

According to the pilot of the amateur-built Dakota Hawk DH23, he had just landed and had slowed the airplane to about 20 mph during the rollout when the right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane ground-looped, and the right wing impacted the pavement. A subsequent Federal Aviation Administration examination of the airplane revealed that the landing gear tubing, under a flange in an area that was difficult to see, appeared to have been cracked prior to the accident. The airplane was manufactured in 2006 and had 90 hours of operation. The pilot of the amateur-built Dakota Hawk DH23 had just landed and had slowed the airplane to about 20 mph during the rollout when the right main landing gear collapsed rearward. The airplane ground-looped, and the right wing impacted the pavement. A subsequent Federal Aviation Administration examination of the airplane revealed that the landing gear tubing, under a flange in an area that was difficult to see, appeared to have been cracked prior to the accident. The airplane was manufactured in 2006 and had 90 hours of operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2007_NYC07CA190.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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