Technician reported left/H lower strut and wheel assembly departed aircraft after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	1708850
Time
Date	201912
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Component
Aircraft Component	Main Gear
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Avionics Maintenance Powerplant
Experience	Maintenance Avionics 6 Maintenance Technician 23
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

Upon takeoff left landing gear wheel assembly and lower strut departed aircraft due to bolt failure. Aircraft 100 hr. Complied with and annual complied with. Landing gear and associated hardware were inspected for cracks; damage and security of hardware. No defects noted at that time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Technician reported L/H lower strut and wheel assembly departed aircraft after takeoff.

Narrative: Upon takeoff left landing gear wheel assembly and lower strut departed aircraft due to bolt failure. Aircraft 100 hr. complied with and annual complied with. Landing gear and associated hardware were inspected for cracks; damage and security of hardware. No defects noted at that time.

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.