Aircraft equipment problem - the left main gear collapsed during the rollout and the aircraft slid o...

Attributes
ACN	301160
Time
Date	199504
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : l15
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 259 flight time type : 0
ASRS Report	301160
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 330 flight time total : 720 flight time type : 32
ASRS Report	301159
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was sitting in the back seat in the airplane when the instructor was giving instructions to his student. I was supposed to be checked out in the airplane so I also could give students instructions in the airplane. We were doing touch and goes in the traffic pattern. After the first landing the instructor decided to do a full stop with his student. They put the gear down on downwind, and I checked myself that we had a down and locked indication, '3 green.' I also checked the gear on final and short final, and we had '3 green' all the time. We touched down and started our rollout, and after approximately 300 ft, the left main gear collapsed. There was nothing that the pilots could do to save the airplane, and we ran off the runway. There were no indications of a gear problem during the whole flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB - THE L MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE ROLLOUT AND THE ACFT SLID OFF THE RWY.

Narrative: I WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT IN THE AIRPLANE WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO HIS STUDENT. I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CHKED OUT IN THE AIRPLANE SO I ALSO COULD GIVE STUDENTS INSTRUCTIONS IN THE AIRPLANE. WE WERE DOING TOUCH AND GOES IN THE TFC PATTERN. AFTER THE FIRST LNDG THE INSTRUCTOR DECIDED TO DO A FULL STOP WITH HIS STUDENT. THEY PUT THE GEAR DOWN ON DOWNWIND, AND I CHKED MYSELF THAT WE HAD A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION, '3 GREEN.' I ALSO CHKED THE GEAR ON FINAL AND SHORT FINAL, AND WE HAD '3 GREEN' ALL THE TIME. WE TOUCHED DOWN AND STARTED OUR ROLLOUT, AND AFTER APPROX 300 FT, THE L MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THE PLTS COULD DO TO SAVE THE AIRPLANE, AND WE RAN OFF THE RWY. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF A GEAR PROB DURING THE WHOLE FLT.

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.

Aircraft equipment problem - the left main gear collapsed during the rollout and the aircraft slid off the runway.