ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311700
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Date: | Wednesday 30 September 2020 |
Time: | 11:40 LT |
Type: | Champion 7GCB |
Owner/operator: | |
Registration: | N8950R |
MSN: | 7GCB-36 |
Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3330 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | DeFuniak Springs, Florida -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Baker, FL (18FD) |
Destination airport: | Baker, FL (18FD) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot was performing a touch-and-go landing. After an uneventful touchdown and rollout, and just prior to his application of power to takeoff, the airplane swerved 'pretty severely to the rightâ despite his counter controls. The airplane then veered off the right side of the runway, into the grass and the left main landing gear collapsed under the fuselage, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage.
Postaccident examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector found that the left main landing gear airframe cross tube had fractured, and a significant amount of corrosion and rust was visible. However, this corrosion was not visible until a section of riveted fairing was removed.
Given this information, it is likely that the corroded left main landing gear cross tube failed during the landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the takeoff attempt, and a subsequent runway excursion.
Probable Cause: The failure of the left landing gear airframe cross tube during landing, due to corrosion hidden under riveted fairing.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ERA20LA342 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20LA342
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
02-May-2023 10:17 |
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