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Cessna pilot reported a momentary loss of directional control on landing due to the failure of the left main landing gear link.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1523814 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Twin Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Main Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
After touching down the plane made an immediate swerve to the right of the runway. I applied full left rudder and aileron just to keep the plane on the runway. I was able to taxi off the runway but noticed something was wrong. After the passengers deplaned I looked at the gear. The left main had spun 180 degrees from its original position. The link that keeps the main straight had separated causing the wheel assembly to swivel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Cessna pilot reported a momentary loss of directional control on landing due to the failure of the left main landing gear link.
Narrative: After touching down the plane made an immediate swerve to the right of the runway. I applied full left rudder and aileron just to keep the plane on the runway. I was able to taxi off the runway but noticed something was wrong. After the passengers deplaned I looked at the gear. The left main had spun 180 degrees from its original position. The link that keeps the main straight had separated causing the wheel assembly to swivel.
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.