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An experimental aircraft's landing gear collapsed while taxiing after landing with the gear handle down and three green lights illuminated. Possible gear screw jack failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1170343 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201405 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Amateur/Home Built/Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Main Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 21000 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
While taxiing back to the hangar the landing gear collapsed. The gear handle was down; green light. Possible mechanical problem. Replacing landing gear screw jacks.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An experimental aircraft's landing gear collapsed while taxiing after landing with the gear handle down and three green lights illuminated. Possible gear screw jack failure.
Narrative: While taxiing back to the hangar the landing gear collapsed. The gear handle was down; green light. Possible mechanical problem. Replacing landing gear screw jacks.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.