<< >> NASA ASRS Report 563704, October 2002

A king air's left gear fails upon touchdown, causing a wingtip and propeller strike on the asphalt runway 15 L42, la.

Attributes
ACN	563704
Time
Date	200210
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200 HDC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2650 flight time type : 0
ASRS Report	563704
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : obs 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

After a stabilized circling approach was executed, the aircraft was on a 1 SM final approach to the landing runway. As the aircraft settled onto the runway, a 'pop' sound was heard from the left side of the aircraft. The aircraft slowly settled onto its left side, allowing the left wing and propeller to make contact with the runway. The approach was made with the gear down (3 green lights verified) and a stabilized descent rate. It appears as though a mechanical failure may have occurred on the left main gear. This incident resulted with no injuries.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A KING AIR'S L GEAR FAILS UPON TOUCHDOWN, CAUSING A WINGTIP AND PROP STRIKE ON THE ASPHALT RWY 15 L42, LA.

Narrative: AFTER A STABILIZED CIRCLING APCH WAS EXECUTED, THE ACFT WAS ON A 1 SM FINAL APCH TO THE LNDG RWY. AS THE ACFT SETTLED ONTO THE RWY, A 'POP' SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT SLOWLY SETTLED ONTO ITS L SIDE, ALLOWING THE L WING AND PROP TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE RWY. THE APCH WAS MADE WITH THE GEAR DOWN (3 GREEN LIGHTS VERIFIED) AND A STABILIZED DSCNT RATE. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH A MECHANICAL FAILURE MAY HAVE OCCURRED ON THE L MAIN GEAR. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED WITH NO INJURIES.

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.