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Glasair pilot reports landing gear failure after normal touchdown on a smooth grass strip; causing runway departure into small trees.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 867598 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201001 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gear Down Lock |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 1300 Flight Crew Type 150 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
Prior to landing I had 3 green lights indicating that my landing gear was down and locked; but after touchdown my right main gear collapsed. This caused me to depart the runway into some small trees off to the side.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Glasair pilot reports landing gear failure after normal touchdown on a smooth grass strip; causing runway departure into small trees.
Narrative: Prior to landing I had 3 green lights indicating that my landing gear was down and locked; but after touchdown my right main gear collapsed. This caused me to depart the runway into some small trees off to the side.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.