Wwii bmb lands short collapsing the right landing gear.

Attributes
ACN	268058
Time
Date	199404
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : axh
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Lockheed Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 3
ASRS Report	268058
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After takeoff gear did not retract fully. Captain decided to return to the field. Gear handle was returned to the down position and pinned. Gear was down and locked and aircraft positioned on final for runway 9. Wind was from the sse at 10-15 KTS. On the southeast corner of the field are 2 rows of hangars that had a very disruptive effect on the air flow as we approach the runway. Also, the approach end of runway 9 has a 12- 15 inch dropoff from pavement to grass both unbeknownst to us. The captain positioned the aircraft on final slightly left of centerline for crosswind and with the intent of touching down so that maximum runway would be available so as not to be totally reliant on brakes. As aircraft descended, turbulence was encountered and power applied. At touchdown we heard a loud bang and then initially felt normal. As the weight settled on the gear the right main collapsed and the right wing began to lower. The captain held it off as long as possible, cut power to right engine and we slowly veered off to right of runway. No one was injured. After landing we discovered that we had touched down just short (less than 2 ft) of pavement but the sheer dropoff had contacted the forward part of tire and snapped the gear backwards. It subsequently snapped forward again and then collapsed. 100 dollars worth of dirt would have prevented this incident. No airport should have a dropoff of greater than 1 ft. Landing short still happens at all airports.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WWII BMB LANDS SHORT COLLAPSING THE R LNDG GEAR.

Narrative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

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.