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A piper PA28 was advised to execute a go around by the tower due to hanging left main gear wheel. Declared an emergency and landed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 604469 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 604469 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : twr op alert other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During a routine training flight, I entered the pattern with my student. We did 2 touch-and-goes and requested a full stop landing when we felt what we thought was engine surging. On short final the tower directed us to go around because the left main wheel was dangling or hanging loose. I declared an emergency and landed on runway 23. On short final I cut the power to idle and mixture to full lean. The propeller stopped as the aircraft came to a stop. The left main was disconnected at the strut. The problem may have occurred during the previous landing. I landed on runway 23 to keep runway 28 open for operations. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the gear mounting fasteners and assembly were covered by a fairing and cannot be observed during the preflight inspection. The reporter said the damage was fairly light with only the left landing gear incurring damage. The reporter stated the only thing holding the landing gear to the aircraft was the hydraulic brake line.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PIPER PA28 WAS ADVISED TO EXECUTE A GAR BY THE TWR DUE TO HANGING L MAIN GEAR WHEEL. DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED.
Narrative: DURING A ROUTINE TRAINING FLT, I ENTERED THE PATTERN WITH MY STUDENT. WE DID 2 TOUCH-AND-GOES AND REQUESTED A FULL STOP LNDG WHEN WE FELT WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS ENG SURGING. ON SHORT FINAL THE TWR DIRECTED US TO GO AROUND BECAUSE THE L MAIN WHEEL WAS DANGLING OR HANGING LOOSE. I DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED ON RWY 23. ON SHORT FINAL I CUT THE PWR TO IDLE AND MIXTURE TO FULL LEAN. THE PROP STOPPED AS THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP. THE L MAIN WAS DISCONNECTED AT THE STRUT. THE PROB MAY HAVE OCCURRED DURING THE PREVIOUS LNDG. I LANDED ON RWY 23 TO KEEP RWY 28 OPEN FOR OPS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE GEAR MOUNTING FASTENERS AND ASSEMBLY WERE COVERED BY A FAIRING AND CANNOT BE OBSERVED DURING THE PREFLT INSPECTION. THE RPTR SAID THE DAMAGE WAS FAIRLY LIGHT WITH ONLY THE L LNDG GEAR INCURRING DAMAGE. THE RPTR STATED THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE LNDG GEAR TO THE ACFT WAS THE HYD BRAKE LINE.
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.