Small transport aircraft right main landing gear collapsed after touchdown.

Attributes
ACN	371831
Time
Date	199706
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : avq
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 162 flight time total : 2090 flight time type : 169
ASRS Report	371831
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On the 9TH landing of the day, the right main gear collapsed after touchdown. Copilot and me (PIC) confirmed gear down on downwind, base and final with 3 green light indications and gear down in both mirrors. After touchdown, the right main gear suddenly gave. I tried to keep the aircraft straight, but finally veered to the right off the runway. In front of us were bushes and trees which I avoided by stepping on the right rudder. We did a 180 degree turn and stopped. I shut down both engines and all switches. We both exited. The only thing I could think of having done better is to shut down the engines earlier to reduce speed quicker and spare the engines from debris getting in the inlet.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT ACFT R MAIN LNDG GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

Narrative: ON THE 9TH LNDG OF THE DAY, THE R MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. COPLT AND ME (PIC) CONFIRMED GEAR DOWN ON DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL WITH 3 GREEN LIGHT INDICATIONS AND GEAR DOWN IN BOTH MIRRORS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE R MAIN GEAR SUDDENLY GAVE. I TRIED TO KEEP THE ACFT STRAIGHT, BUT FINALLY VEERED TO THE R OFF THE RWY. IN FRONT OF US WERE BUSHES AND TREES WHICH I AVOIDED BY STEPPING ON THE R RUDDER. WE DID A 180 DEG TURN AND STOPPED. I SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGS AND ALL SWITCHES. WE BOTH EXITED. THE ONLY THING I COULD THINK OF HAVING DONE BETTER IS TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGS EARLIER TO REDUCE SPD QUICKER AND SPARE THE ENGS FROM DEBRIS GETTING IN THE INLET.

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.