What happened
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(.4) On January 19, 2000, about 1545 eastern standard time, an Aeronca 7AC, N82029, registered to an individual, sustained damaged when the right main landing gear collapsed during landing at airport Manatee, Palmetto, Florida, while on a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the commercial-rated pilot was not injured. The flight last departed Palmetto, Florida, the same day, about 1540. The pilot stated that while landing at airport Manatee, the right main landing gear strut failed and the gear folded under the fuselage. The right wing tip contacted the ground and the aircraft rolled about 50 feet and came to rest. When he examined the collapsed right main landing gear after the accident, he determined the gear had collapsed due to a broken weld on the upper part of the strut assembly. He welded the separated gear back onto the aircraft to relocate the aircraft. The separation fracture surface was destroyed and could not be examined by NTSB. (-23) inspector statement: on January 28, 2000, an inspection was conducted on an Aeronca aircraft N82029, s/n 7AC-655. The inspection was conducted due to a reported aircraft incident at Manatee Airport, (48X) Palmetto FL. The pilot larry peters was attempting to land when the right main landing gear strut failed, causing damage to the landing gear and several tubing members on the right side of the aircraft. An inspection of the landing gear revealed that a weld at the upper forward main landing gear oleo case frame attach point had failed causing the gear to collapse. As a result, fuselage tubing members on the right side immediately fwd and aft of the attach point were damaged. On impact, one blade of the propeller was bent back and damaged. No other damage was noted. There were no injuries and the pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft. The aircraft was released to the owner. Victor roxas principal maintenance inspector
As the FAA filed it
(.4) ON JANUARY 19, 2000, ABOUT 1545 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN AERONCA 7AC, N82029, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, SUSTAINED DAMAGED WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING AT AIRPORT MANATEE, PALMETTO, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT LAST DEPARTED PALMETTO, FLORIDA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1540. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE LANDING AT AIRPORT MANATEE, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT FAILED AND THE GEAR FOLDED UNDER THE FUSELAGE. THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ABOUT 50 FEET AND CAME TO REST. WHEN HE EXAMINED THE COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT, HE DETERMINED THE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED DUE TO A BROKEN WELD ON THE UPPER PART OF THE STRUT ASSEMBLY. HE WELDED THE SEPARATED GEAR BACK ONTO THE AIRCRAFT TO RELOCATE THE AIRCRAFT. THE SEPARATION FRACTURE SURFACE WAS DESTROYED AND COULD NOT BE EXAMINED BY NTSB. (-23) INSPECTOR STATEMENT: ON JANUARY 28, 2000, AN INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON AN AERONCA AIRCRAFT N82029, S/N 7AC-655. THE INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED DUE TO A REPORTED AIRCRAFT INCIDENT AT MANATEE AIRPORT, (48X) PALMETTO FL. THE PILOT LARRY PETERS WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT FAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND SEVERAL TUBING MEMBERS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. AN INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT A WELD AT THE UPPER FORWARD MAIN LANDING GEAR OLEO CASE FRAME ATTACH POINT HAD FAILED CAUSING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. AS A RESULT, FUSELAGE TUBING MEMBERS ON THE RIGHT SIDE IMMEDIATELY FWD AND AFT OF THE ATTACH POINT WERE DAMAGED. ON IMPACT, ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER WAS BENT BACK AND DAMAGED. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO THE OWNER. VICTOR ROXAS PRINCIPAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR
NTSB investigation
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