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FAA incident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Abilene, TX · October 9, 1999

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Date
October 9, 1999 · 18:15 local
Place
Abilene, TX
Airport
Elmdale Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2592F
Reported as
Bbavia 7ECA
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
297 total8 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days
N2592FRegistered now · Champion 7ECAS/N 111Airframe modelChampion 7ECAEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) On October 9, 1999, at approx. 1815 local CDT, Mr. Jason thomas digiacomo, the pilot in command of a citabria 7ECA, bearing registration number N2592F, was performing takeoffs and landings at Elmdale airpark (6F4), Abilene, Texas. During a landing, he felt vibration from the landing gear, and executed a go around. Mr. Digiacomo received a radio call on the advisory frequency and advised that the left main gear was hanging at a precarious angle. During the subsequent landing the left main jlanding gear collapsed. The aircraft groundlooped and the left main landing gear ruptured the skin area at the upper left attachment point, the wingtip contacted the ground and sustained minor scratches. The gear fractured at the upper left forward landing gear attach fitting. Evaluation of this landing gear fracture is a classic example of metal fatigue patterns caused by wear and numerous previous landings. There were no injuries to the pilot who was the sole occupant of the aircraft. VFR weather conditions prevailed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 9, 1999, AT APPROX. 1815 LOCAL CDT, MR. JASON THOMAS DIGIACOMO, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF A CITABRIA 7ECA, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N2592F, WAS PERFORMING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT ELMDALE AIRPARK (6F4), ABILENE, TEXAS. DURING A LANDING, HE FELT VIBRATION FROM THE LANDING GEAR, AND EXECUTED A GO AROUND. MR. DIGIACOMO RECEIVED A RADIO CALL ON THE ADVISORY FREQUENCY AND ADVISED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS HANGING AT A PRECARIOUS ANGLE. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING THE LEFT MAIN JLANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RUPTURED THE SKIN AREA AT THE UPPER LEFT ATTACHMENT POINT, THE WINGTIP CONTACTED THE GROUND AND SUSTAINED MINOR SCRATCHES. THE GEAR FRACTURED AT THE UPPER LEFT FORWARD LANDING GEAR ATTACH FITTING. EVALUATION OF THIS LANDING GEAR FRACTURE IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF METAL FATIGUE PATTERNS CAUSED BY WEAR AND NUMEROUS PREVIOUS LANDINGS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED.