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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Luscom 8A · Fort Pierce, FL · March 16, 1997

Date: March 16, 1997 · 11:27 local
Place: Fort Pierce, FL
Airport: St Lucie County International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1186K
Reported as: Luscom 8A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total300 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N1186KRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2012 · Luscombe 8AS/N 3913 · Built 1946 Airframe modelLuscombe 8A Engine modelContinental A&C65 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: aircraft landed on runway 32. Aircraft veered right then left as left hand main landing gear failed. Inspection of left hand main landing gear structure showed evidence of overload failure. There was no visual evidence of fatigue failure. The outside sidewall of the left hand main landing gear was scuffed to the edge of the wheel. Winds at time of incident were 010 at 11 knots.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 32. AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT THEN LEFT AS LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED. INSPECTION OF LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCTURE SHOWED EVIDENCE OF OVERLOAD FAILURE. THERE WAS NO VISUAL EVIDENCE OF FATIGUE FAILURE. THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SCUFFED TO THE EDGE OF THE WHEEL. WINDS AT TIME OF INCIDENT WERE 010 AT 11 KNOTS.

Other reports on N1186K · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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