What happened
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(.19)On September 19, 1998, at 1736 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 185E, N1613M, veered off the runway on landing at the Falcon Field Airport, Mesa, Arizona. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The local area personal flight was terminating at the time of the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that he touched down on runway 22L and the left wheel separated from the main gear. The aircraft then veered off the right side of the runway. (.4)the pilot reported that when he applied the brakes during the landing rollout, the left wheel separated from the main landing gear. The aircraft then veered off to the left side of the runway. The aircraft was equipped with a snow-ski adapter kit, which had been installed on November 20, 1972. The four-wheel assembly retention bolts had sheared off upon the landing touch down, with the upper two bolts failing first. The nuts were then stripped off from the lower two bolts. The left landing gear wheel assembly separated from the landing gear strut. Research revealed that there is no inspection crite ria to inspect the wheel assembly retention bolts. (-23) upon landing t/d @ffz pilot noticed l/h m/l/g-wheel assy had separated from a/c. upon settling onto runway, l/h gear strut (spring steel) dug into ground and the a/c veered off to the left sustaining substantial damage. The pilot (sole occupant) was uninjured and there was no post-crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1998, AT 1736 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 185E, N1613M, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY ON LANDING AT THE FALCON FIELD AIRPORT, MESA, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS TERMINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 22L AND THE LEFT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE LEFT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A SNOW-SKI ADAPTER KIT, WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON NOVEMBER 20, 1972. THE FOUR-WHEEL ASSEMBLY RETENTION BOLTS HAD SHEARED OFF UPON THE LANDING TOUCH DOWN, WITH THE UPPER TWO BOLTS FAILING FIRST. THE NUTS WERE THEN STRIPPED OFF FROM THE LOWER TWO BOLTS. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE LANDING GEAR STRUT. RESEARCH REVEALED THAT THERE IS NO INSPECTION CRITE RIA TO INSPECT THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY RETENTION BOLTS. (-23) UPON LANDING T/D @FFZ PILOT NOTICED L/H M/L/G-WHEEL ASSY HAD SEPARATED FROM A/C. UPON SETTLING ONTO RUNWAY, L/H GEAR STRUT (SPRING STEEL) DUG INTO GROUND AND THE A/C VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) WAS UNINJURED AND THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.
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