19961112039899I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Socata TB9 · Allentown, PA · November 12, 1996

Date: November 12, 1996 · 12:54 local
Place: Allentown, PA
Airport: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3040X
Reported as: Socata TB9
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 955 total125 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N3040XRegistered now · Socata TAMPICO TB 9CS/N 1503 Airframe modelSocata TAMPICO TB 9C Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on November 12, 1996, aircraft 3040X, flown by a student pilot, with the instructor in the right seat landed at abe airport on runway 31. There was a slight crosswind during the approach and the student flaired a little early which caused the aircraft to balloon on the runway. The instructor took control of the aircraft and landed the aircraft on the main gear with an apparent high sink rate. Upon touch-down the left main gear lower scissors broke at the attachment bolt. The main wheel then turned and the aircraft skidded to a stop. Upon inspection of the left main gear scissors the lower link had evidence of being cracked for sometime on the outboard side. The bolts that attach both upper and lower scissors were extremely hard to move due to lack of grease and corrosion. M or d will be filed by the pilot. No fire or injuries, this incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 12, 1996, AIRCRAFT 3040X, FLOWN BY A STUDENT PILOT, WITH THE INSTRUCTOR IN THE RIGHT SEAT LANDED AT ABE AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 31. THERE WAS A SLIGHT CROSSWIND DURING THE APPROACH AND THE STUDENT FLAIRED A LITTLE EARLY WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BALLOON ON THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE MAIN GEAR WITH AN APPARENT HIGH SINK RATE. UPON TOUCH-DOWN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LOWER SCISSORS BROKE AT THE ATTACHMENT BOLT. THE MAIN WHEEL THEN TURNED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. UPON INSPECTION OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SCISSORS THE LOWER LINK HAD EVIDENCE OF BEING CRACKED FOR SOMETIME ON THE OUTBOARD SIDE. THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH BOTH UPPER AND LOWER SCISSORS WERE EXTREMELY HARD TO MOVE DUE TO LACK OF GREASE AND CORROSION. M OR D WILL BE FILED BY THE PILOT. NO FIRE OR INJURIES, THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.