What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Left main landing gear collapsed while taxiing to park. Left bellcrank assesmbly broke. (.4)after landing, the pilot turned the airplane around and back taxied towards the ramp. As he exited the runway, the left landing gear collapsed. Postaccident inspection revealed that the left landing gear bellcrank assembly sustained a stress overload, causing the assembly to break and shear both assembly bolts. The gear retract arm was also found broken. When the gear collapsed, the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer struck the ground and were substantially damaged. (-23)left main gear collapsed while taxing to parking.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TAXIING TO PARK. LEFT BELLCRANK ASSESMBLY BROKE. (.4)AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRPLANE AROUND AND BACK TAXIED TOWARDS THE RAMP. AS HE EXITED THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT LANDING GEAR BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY SUSTAINED A STRESS OVERLOAD, CAUSING THE ASSEMBLY TO BREAK AND SHEAR BOTH ASSEMBLY BOLTS. THE GEAR RETRACT ARM WAS ALSO FOUND BROKEN. WHEN THE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE LEFT WING AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK THE GROUND AND WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. (-23)LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TAXING TO PARKING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.