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Aircraft maintenance discrepancy causes left gear to collapse on small aircraft during landing procedure rollout.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 279434 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199408 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aus |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 279434 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon landing aircraft and during normal rollout, I experienced a severe left pulling/turning sensation. All measures used to maintain runway centerline were unsuccessful. The left main gear eventually failed causing the aircraft to depart the runway. Post-event inspection by an FAA designated mechanic (dar) showed that a gear locking mechanism had failed and that spring tension used to hold this mechanism had not been adjusted properly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT MAINT DISCREPANCY CAUSES L GEAR TO COLLAPSE ON SMA DURING LNDG PROC ROLLOUT.
Narrative: UPON LNDG ACFT AND DURING NORMAL ROLLOUT, I EXPERIENCED A SEVERE L PULLING/TURNING SENSATION. ALL MEASURES USED TO MAINTAIN RWY CTRLINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE L MAIN GEAR EVENTUALLY FAILED CAUSING THE ACFT TO DEPART THE RWY. POST-EVENT INSPECTION BY AN FAA DESIGNATED MECHANIC (DAR) SHOWED THAT A GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM HAD FAILED AND THAT SPRING TENSION USED TO HOLD THIS MECHANISM HAD NOT BEEN ADJUSTED PROPERLY.
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.