Observers reported to an aeronca pilot that his aircraft's landing gear failed after takeoff. Upon r...

Narrative:

Aircraft departed for local flight and it was observed from ground by local pilots that the landing gear was collapsed to centerline under the aircraft and not in a position for a normal landing. Pilot was radioed of the situation and elected to land in the grassy area parallel to the active runway. Under control; the gear collapsed and the right gear separated from the undercarriage. The aircraft continued on the grass till coming to rest upright. The pilot was not injured; but the aircraft was damaged.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Observers reported to an Aeronca pilot that his aircraft's landing gear failed after takeoff. Upon returning to land on a grassy airport area; the right gear separated from the aircraft.

Narrative: Aircraft departed for local flight and it was observed from ground by local pilots that the landing gear was collapsed to centerline under the aircraft and not in a position for a normal landing. Pilot was radioed of the situation and elected to land in the grassy area parallel to the active runway. Under control; the gear collapsed and the right gear separated from the undercarriage. The aircraft continued on the grass till coming to rest upright. The pilot was not injured; but the aircraft was damaged.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1197538
Time
Date	201408
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	Aeronca Champion
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Landing Gear
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Observers reported to an aeronca pilot that his aircraft's landing gear failed after takeoff. Upon returning to land on a grassy airport area; the right gear separated from the aircraft.