Experimental aircraft pilot experiences a left main gear failure upon landing. As the aircraft depar...

Attributes
ACN	1197311
Time
Date	201408
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Amateur/Home Built/Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Main Gear
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 600 Flight Crew Type 80
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Excursion Runway

Narrative:

Upon landing; the left main gear failed causing plane to skid off the side of the runway. No fuselage damage outside the main gear. It is unclear what caused the gear failure. When the plane skidded into the grass; the right gear also broke. There was no prior indication of a problem with the gear. The landing was in a light wind condition. There was nothing unusual about the landing and I don't know what could have been done differently.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Experimental aircraft pilot experiences a left main gear failure upon landing. As the aircraft departs the runway the right gear fails.

Narrative: Upon landing; the left main gear failed causing plane to skid off the side of the runway. No fuselage damage outside the main gear. It is unclear what caused the gear failure. When the plane skidded into the grass; the right gear also broke. There was no prior indication of a problem with the gear. The landing was in a light wind condition. There was nothing unusual about the landing and I don't know what could have been done differently.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.