What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On August 11, 1999, at 1330 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182, N6284A, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged when its right main landing gear collapsed shortly after landing on runway 18 (2,649' x 75' dry asphalt) at the Al Meyers Airport, Tecumseh, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger reported no injuries. The flight departed Tecumseh, Michigan, exact time unknown. The on-scene investigation revealed the right main landing gear leg fractured about 3 inches outboard of the fuselage skin. The fracture originated from where the right main landing gear wheel's brake line is attached to the strut. (-23)pilot had departed with a load of three jumpers and one jumper master. Take off was normal. Climbed to altitude and jumpers exited aircraft. Jump master remained on board. Pilot returned to airport and on touch down the right main gear broke about two inches outside of the aircraft fuselage. The gear did minor damage to the right side of the fuselage as it travel ed aft towards the horizontal stabilizer. The gear did major damage to the right side of the horizontal stabilizer. Aircraft settled on the right wing tip and made slow turn off runway. Runway was grass. Other damage minor. Gear leg separated thru manufacturing dimples on the gear leg to hold brake hydraulic line clip in place.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON AUGUST 11, 1999, AT 1330 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182, N6284A, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN ITS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED SHORTLY AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 (2,649' X 75' DRY ASPHALT) AT THE AL MEYERS AIRPORT, TECUMSEH, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED TECUMSEH, MICHIGAN, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG FRACTURED ABOUT 3 INCHES OUTBOARD OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN. THE FRACTURE ORIGINATED FROM WHERE THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL'S BRAKE LINE IS ATTACHED TO THE STRUT. (-23)PILOT HAD DEPARTED WITH A LOAD OF THREE JUMPERS AND ONE JUMPER MASTER. TAKE OFF WAS NORMAL. CLIMBED TO ALTITUDE AND JUMPERS EXITED AIRCRAFT. JUMP MASTER REMAINED ON BOARD. PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND ON TOUCH DOWN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE ABOUT TWO INCHES OUTSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE. THE GEAR DID MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AS IT TRAVEL ED AFT TOWARDS THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE GEAR DID MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE RIGHT WING TIP AND MADE SLOW TURN OFF RUNWAY. RUNWAY WAS GRASS. OTHER DAMAGE MINOR. GEAR LEG SEPARATED THRU MANUFACTURING DIMPLES ON THE GEAR LEG TO HOLD BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINE CLIP IN PLACE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.