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Small aircraft amphibian lost directional control and went off the runway on touchdown when the right gear collapsed. Aircraft struck a taxiway sign.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356230 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pbi |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Lake Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 550 |
| ASRS Report | 356230 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Prior to landing runway 9R, selected gear down. Observed green light (gear) hydraulic pressure 1400 psi, and visually verified 3 gear down and locked. Upon touchdown, right main gear collapsed. Lost directional control, departed runway to right, striking a taxiway sign. If I had chosen the wider runway 9L (150 ft), I might have been able to stay on runway and avoid impact with other objects.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA AMPHIBIAN LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL AND WENT OFF THE RWY ON TOUCHDOWN WHEN THE R GEAR COLLAPSED. ACFT STRUCK A TXWY SIGN.
Narrative: PRIOR TO LNDG RWY 9R, SELECTED GEAR DOWN. OBSERVED GREEN LIGHT (GEAR) HYD PRESSURE 1400 PSI, AND VISUALLY VERIFIED 3 GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON TOUCHDOWN, R MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL, DEPARTED RWY TO R, STRIKING A TXWY SIGN. IF I HAD CHOSEN THE WIDER RWY 9L (150 FT), I MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STAY ON RWY AND AVOID IMPACT WITH OTHER OBJECTS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.