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Right main landing gear of an amphibious small aircraft failed during landing due to corrosion. Aircraft stranded on non tower airport runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 415088 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mlb |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : oak |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| 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 pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 415088 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Mechanical failure right main gear -- eye bolt failed (corrosion). Right gear failed on landing rollout (minor damage). Airplane sitting on landing gear in hangar.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: R MAIN LNDG GEAR OF AN AMPHIBIOUS SMA FAILED DURING LNDG DUE TO CORROSION. ACFT STRANDED ON NON TWR ARPT RWY.
Narrative: MECHANICAL FAILURE R MAIN GEAR -- EYE BOLT FAILED (CORROSION). R GEAR FAILED ON LNDG ROLLOUT (MINOR DAMAGE). AIRPLANE SITTING ON LNDG GEAR IN HANGAR.
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.