What happened
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Instructor stated that student made a "hard landing" at somerset airport near somerset,NJ. During a touch and go. Once airborne they heard a loud banging noise coming from under the left wing. People on the ground saw the left main wheel assembly depart the aircraft, and drop off somewhere near the airport. The instructor elected to fly to Mercer co, airport in Trenton, NJ. To execute the landing because they have crash rescue equipment. The landing was done without incident. A visual inspection showed that the upper attachment point for the sissors assembly had sheared off and the "piston portion of the landing strut had dropped out taking the wheel and brake assembly with it. The brake line had held together long enough for the strut and wheel assembly because considerable damage to the lower portion of the left wing and flap.
As the FAA filed it
INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT STUDENT MADE A "HARD LANDING" AT SOMERSET AIRPORT NEAR SOMERSET,NJ. DURING A TOUCH AND GO. ONCE AIRBORNE THEY HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE LEFT WING. PEOPLE ON THE GROUND SAW THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPART THE AIRCRAFT, AND DROP OFF SOMEWHERE NEAR THE AIRPORT. THE INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO FLY TO MERCER CO, AIRPORT IN TRENTON, NJ. TO EXECUTE THE LANDING BECAUSE THEY HAVE CRASH RESCUE EQUIPMENT.THE LANDING WAS DONE WITHOUT INCIDENT. A VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE UPPER ATTACHMENT POINT FOR THE SISSORS ASSEMBLY HAD SHEARED OFF AND THE "PISTON PORTION OF THE LANDING STRUT HAD DROPPED OUT TAKING THE WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY WITH IT. THE BRAKE LINE HAD HELD TOGETHER LONG ENOUGH FOR THE STRUT AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY BECAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE LEFT WING AND FLAP.
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