Aircraft equipment problem as main gear assemblies depart the aircraft on the left gear.

Attributes
ACN	298547
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hts
State Reference	WV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : orl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	F28 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10940 flight time type : 454
ASRS Report	298547
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon normal landing on runway 12 in huntington, west virginia, the aircraft had a wheel vibration which rapidly became severe. As the aircraft slowed it abruptly tilted left as if the left main landing gear was collapsing. The aircraft stopped slightly off runway centerline. Approximately halfway down the runway. Precautionary egress utilizing the normal passenger air-stair and entryway was accomplished. There were no passenger or crew injuries. Egress was on the runway. No fuel spills were observed. After the incident, an aircraft inspection showed that the left main landing gear wheel assembly had departed the aircraft shortly after touchdown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB AS MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLIES DEPART THE ACFT ON THE L GEAR.

Narrative: UPON NORMAL LNDG ON RWY 12 IN HUNTINGTON, W VIRGINIA, THE ACFT HAD A WHEEL VIBRATION WHICH RAPIDLY BECAME SEVERE. AS THE ACFT SLOWED IT ABRUPTLY TILTED L AS IF THE L MAIN LNDG GEAR WAS COLLAPSING. THE ACFT STOPPED SLIGHTLY OFF RWY CTRLINE. APPROX HALFWAY DOWN THE RWY. PRECAUTIONARY EGRESS UTILIZING THE NORMAL PAX AIR-STAIR AND ENTRYWAY WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THERE WERE NO PAX OR CREW INJURIES. EGRESS WAS ON THE RWY. NO FUEL SPILLS WERE OBSERVED. AFTER THE INCIDENT, AN ACFT INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE L MAIN LNDG GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAD DEPARTED THE ACFT SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

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.