Experimental home built aircraft landing gear failed during taxi tests.

Attributes
ACN	558723
Time
Date	200208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : coe.airport
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : oak.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
ASRS Report	558723
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

During taxi test before first flight, left side landing gear failed. The plane dropped down on left side and swerved off runway. Very minor damage to plane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILT ACFT LNDG GEAR FAILED DURING TAXI TESTS.

Narrative: DURING TAXI TEST BEFORE FIRST FLT, L SIDE LNDG GEAR FAILED. THE PLANE DROPPED DOWN ON L SIDE AND SWERVED OFF RWY. VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO PLANE.

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.