ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199510
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| Date: | Friday 27 May 2016 |
| Time: | 10:50 |
| Type: | Howell Special |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4393H |
| MSN: | 058-111/112-898 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Minden, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bridgeport, CA (O57) |
| Minden, NV (MEV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that the landing was “normal” but that, during the landing roll, he noticed that the experimental, amateur-built airplane started veering to the left. Shortly thereafter, the right wing suddenly dropped and impacted the runway. He was unable to maintain directional control of the airplane, and it veered off the runway because the right main landing gear (MLG) had collapsed.
Postaccident examination of the right MLG assembly revealed that the right main tire and wheel had separated from the airplane and that a strut had separated about midpoint. Examination of the fracture features of the right MLG assembly revealed that they exhibited matte-gray features on slant angles, consistent with a ductile overstress fracture. No evidence of preexisting cracks or significant corrosion was observed. The right MLG assembly likely failed due to a hard landing and/or side loading on the MLG.
Probable Cause: The failure of the right main landing gear assembly due to overstress fracture.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2017 19:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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