<< >> NASA ASRS Report 747245, July 2007

C414 pilot reports left main gear drag link failure on landing resulting in loss of control and runway departure with no further damage or injuries.

Attributes
ACN	747245
Time
Date	200707
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aun.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Chancellor 414A & C414
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	747245
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : runway other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On touchdown on runway 7 at avn; with left main gear drag link disconnected; was unable to maintain directional control. Could not keep the airplane on the runway. Exited the left side of the runway onto the grass. Once onto the grass I was better able to control the airplane; but still extremely difficult because the left main gear was castering. Airplane came to a stop without impacting any obstacles or injury to passenger.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C414 PILOT REPORTS LEFT MAIN GEAR DRAG LINK FAILURE ON LANDING RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND RWY DEPARTURE WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

Narrative: ON TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 7 AT AVN; WITH L MAIN GEAR DRAG LINK DISCONNECTED; WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CTL. COULD NOT KEEP THE AIRPLANE ON THE RWY. EXITED THE L SIDE OF THE RWY ONTO THE GRASS. ONCE ONTO THE GRASS I WAS BETTER ABLE TO CTL THE AIRPLANE; BUT STILL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE L MAIN GEAR WAS CASTERING. AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP WITHOUT IMPACTING ANY OBSTACLES OR INJURY TO PAX.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.