A CFI loses control of his aircraft while taxiing in to the ramp after a hard landing. The right gear collapsed. A postflt inspection revealed some corrosion on the right gear's support bracket.

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Attributes
ACN	393506
Time
Date	199802
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vys
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 950 flight time type : 12
ASRS Report	393506
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

This event happened to myself and another pilot on feb/mon/98, at illinois valley regional airport. The aircraft we were flying was an arctic tern and we landed on runway 36. We started to taxi in and the right landing gear collapsed which caused damage to the propeller and also the left landing gear. The aircraft was then towed to the ramp where the plane was inspected by a local mechanic. The mechanic stated that there was a little corrosion on a bracket that was attached to the landing gear. This may have lead to the aircraft being damaged but I feel that I should have inspected the plane more thoroughly. The landing was also pretty hard which could have also contributed to this event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CFI LOSES CTL OF HIS ACFT WHILE TAXIING IN TO THE RAMP AFTER A HARD LNDG. THE R GEAR COLLAPSED. A POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED SOME CORROSION ON THE R GEAR'S SUPPORT BRACKET.

Narrative: THIS EVENT HAPPENED TO MYSELF AND ANOTHER PLT ON FEB/MON/98, AT ILLINOIS VALLEY REGIONAL ARPT. THE ACFT WE WERE FLYING WAS AN ARCTIC TERN AND WE LANDED ON RWY 36. WE STARTED TO TAXI IN AND THE R LNDG GEAR COLLAPSED WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND ALSO THE L LNDG GEAR. THE ACFT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE RAMP WHERE THE PLANE WAS INSPECTED BY A LCL MECH. THE MECH STATED THAT THERE WAS A LITTLE CORROSION ON A BRACKET THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE LNDG GEAR. THIS MAY HAVE LEAD TO THE ACFT BEING DAMAGED BUT I FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE INSPECTED THE PLANE MORE THOROUGHLY. THE LNDG WAS ALSO PRETTY HARD WHICH COULD HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT.

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.