Bellanca 17 pilot lost directional control when returning to land after having severe landing gear v...

Attributes
ACN	518665
Time
Date	200107
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ftg.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Viking
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp technician : airframe technician : powerplant
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 29 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	518665
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : lndg gear vibration other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was flying some passenger hops for a friend of mine. I taxied out for takeoff with 3 passenger aboard my bellanca viking. We were about 150 pounds under gross weight. We taxied about 1.3 mi to depart on runway 8 at ftg. Everything seemed normal through taxi and run-up. We started our takeoff on runway 8 at ftg. As the airspeed passed 60 mph, I began to raise the nose for takeoff. At this time, heavy vibration began from the landing gear. The airplane tried to pull hard to the left. I managed to stay on the runway and continued the takeoff. After becoming airborne, I called unicom, telling them I thought I had a landing gear problem. I did not retract the gear, and I still had 3 green gear lights. But the left brake was inoperative. I asked ground personnel to look at my gear during a low fly-by. Also, another airplane looked at it from the air. We were unable to determine anything for sure. We decided to land and asked emergency equipment to stand by. I briefed the passenger and began the approach. I left the flaps up and made a normal touchdown and rollout for estimated 300-400 ft, then heavy vibration began and the airplane pulled hard to the left. I managed to stay on the runway with the use of right rudder, aileron, and brake. We came to a stop and evacuate/evacuationed the plane. There were no injuries or problems with the passenger. Upon inspecting the damage, it seemed to be restr to the left landing gear. The inboard rim of the left landing gear wheel appeared to have broken on the takeoff. During the land, we think the left tire blew out causing the tire to rip out the brake caliper. As we slowed to a stop, the left gear scissor broke letting the wheel turn 90 degrees to the direction of rollout. My passenger were all very calm during this incident, and everyone involved was very helpful. This aircraft had the annual inspection in may and had flown about 29 hours since then. About the only thing I can say to avoid this and other mechanical problems is more frequent and detailed inspection procedures during every flight -- all the time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BELLANCA 17 PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL WHEN RETURNING TO LAND AFTER HAVING SEVERE LNDG GEAR VIBRATIONS, AND A PULLING TO THE L, PRIOR TO TKOF.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING SOME PAX HOPS FOR A FRIEND OF MINE. I TAXIED OUT FOR TKOF WITH 3 PAX ABOARD MY BELLANCA VIKING. WE WERE ABOUT 150 LBS UNDER GROSS WT. WE TAXIED ABOUT 1.3 MI TO DEPART ON RWY 8 AT FTG. EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL THROUGH TAXI AND RUN-UP. WE STARTED OUR TKOF ON RWY 8 AT FTG. AS THE AIRSPD PASSED 60 MPH, I BEGAN TO RAISE THE NOSE FOR TKOF. AT THIS TIME, HVY VIBRATION BEGAN FROM THE LNDG GEAR. THE AIRPLANE TRIED TO PULL HARD TO THE L. I MANAGED TO STAY ON THE RWY AND CONTINUED THE TKOF. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, I CALLED UNICOM, TELLING THEM I THOUGHT I HAD A LNDG GEAR PROB. I DID NOT RETRACT THE GEAR, AND I STILL HAD 3 GREEN GEAR LIGHTS. BUT THE L BRAKE WAS INOP. I ASKED GND PERSONNEL TO LOOK AT MY GEAR DURING A LOW FLY-BY. ALSO, ANOTHER AIRPLANE LOOKED AT IT FROM THE AIR. WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE ANYTHING FOR SURE. WE DECIDED TO LAND AND ASKED EMER EQUIP TO STAND BY. I BRIEFED THE PAX AND BEGAN THE APCH. I LEFT THE FLAPS UP AND MADE A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT FOR ESTIMATED 300-400 FT, THEN HVY VIBRATION BEGAN AND THE AIRPLANE PULLED HARD TO THE L. I MANAGED TO STAY ON THE RWY WITH THE USE OF R RUDDER, AILERON, AND BRAKE. WE CAME TO A STOP AND EVACED THE PLANE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROBS WITH THE PAX. UPON INSPECTING THE DAMAGE, IT SEEMED TO BE RESTR TO THE L LNDG GEAR. THE INBOARD RIM OF THE L LNDG GEAR WHEEL APPEARED TO HAVE BROKEN ON THE TKOF. DURING THE LAND, WE THINK THE L TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE TIRE TO RIP OUT THE BRAKE CALIPER. AS WE SLOWED TO A STOP, THE L GEAR SCISSOR BROKE LETTING THE WHEEL TURN 90 DEGS TO THE DIRECTION OF ROLLOUT. MY PAX WERE ALL VERY CALM DURING THIS INCIDENT, AND EVERYONE INVOLVED WAS VERY HELPFUL. THIS ACFT HAD THE ANNUAL INSPECTION IN MAY AND HAD FLOWN ABOUT 29 HRS SINCE THEN. ABOUT THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY TO AVOID THIS AND OTHER MECHANICAL PROBS IS MORE FREQUENT AND DETAILED INSPECTION PROCS DURING EVERY FLT -- ALL THE TIME.

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.

Bellanca 17 pilot lost directional control when returning to land after having severe landing gear vibrations, and a pulling to the left, prior to takeoff.