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FAA incident report · Meyers MAC-145 · Jackson, MS · October 24, 1999

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Date
October 24, 1999 · 12:50 local
Place
Jackson, MS
Airport
Hawkins Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N34375
Reported as
Meyers MAC145
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,495 total12 in this make and model136 in the last 90 days
N34375Registered now · Meyers MAC-145S/N 218 · Built 1954Airframe modelMeyers MAC-145Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The flight was an instructional flight for the purpose of a conventional landing gear endorsement for Mr. Bobbitt. This was the 5th instructional session. During this session the CFI demonstrated one takeoff and landing, the next takeoff and landing was conducted by Mr. Bobbitt. The landing touch down was a three point landing. Immediately after touchdown the aircraft veered to the right, the instructor attempted to realign the aircraft with the runway without success. The aircraft left the right side of the runway, continued onto the adjoining grass. The left main gear dropped into a hole in the ground, resulting in a collapse of that gear. Skid marks on the runway are from the right main tire and tail wheel tire. Mr. Bobbitt stated that the right brake was stronger than the left. There are no brakes installed at the right pilot station, which was the station occupied by the instructor. Examination at the incident site did not reveal any pre-incident mechanical failures that would have caused the loss of directional control.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FLIGHT WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF A CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR ENDORSEMENT FOR MR. BOBBITT. THIS WAS THE 5TH INSTRUCTIONAL SESSION. DURING THIS SESSION THE CFI DEMONSTRATED ONE TAKEOFF AND LANDING, THE NEXT TAKEOFF AND LANDING WAS CONDUCTED BY MR. BOBBITT. THE LANDING TOUCH DOWN WAS A THREE POINT LANDING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO REALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE RUNWAY WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CONTINUED ONTO THE ADJOINING GRASS. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DROPPED INTO A HOLE IN THE GROUND, RESULTING IN A COLLAPSE OF THAT GEAR. SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY ARE FROM THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE AND TAIL WHEEL TIRE. MR. BOBBITT STATED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS STRONGER THAN THE LEFT. THERE ARE NO BRAKES INSTALLED AT THE RIGHT PILOT STATION, WHICH WAS THE STATION OCCUPIED BY THE INSTRUCTOR. EXAMINATION AT THE INCIDENT SITE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-INCIDENT MECHANICAL FAILURES THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.