What happened
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(-23) On March 15, 2000, at 2208 CST a national express flight 510, N11NX, sustained damage during landing roll out on runway 03 at San Antonio International Airport. N11NX is operated by Texas air charter dba national express of denton, TX. N11NX is a night VFR non scheduled flight that departed harlingen to San Antonio with a IFR flight plan filed. There were no injuries. On landing roll out the left main gear failed. The upper gear strut parts were sent to NTSB for fatigue inspection. NTSB evaluating the parts for failure. (.4)after touchdown, the pilot aborted the landing and performed a go-around. During the subsequent landing, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane exited the runway and struck runway lights. A post accident fire ignited from a fuel leak under the left wing coming in contact with a hot wire from the damaged runway lights. The commercial pilot had completed all company training requirements, satisfactorily completed the CFR part 135 airman competency/proficiency flight check administered by the company check airman, and the subsequent line checks. The pilot had accumulated 6 00 flight hours in the accident make and model. At the last annual inspection, the accumulated airframe time was 15,522.7 hours. Maintenance records did not reveal evidence of any anomalies or uncorrected maintenance defects. Examination revealed that the left main landing gear trunnion had fractured as a result of overload. No microscopic anomalies were found in the trunnion material.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 15, 2000, AT 2208 CST A NATIONAL EXPRESS FLIGHT 510, N11NX, SUSTAINED DAMAGE DURING LANDING ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 03 AT SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. N11NX IS OPERATED BY TEXAS AIR CHARTER DBA NATIONAL EXPRESS OF DENTON, TX. N11NX IS A NIGHT VFR NON SCHEDULED FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED HARLINGEN TO SAN ANTONIO WITH A IFR FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ON LANDING ROLL OUT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED. THE UPPER GEAR STRUT PARTS WERE SENT TO NTSB FOR FATIGUE INSPECTION. NTSB EVALUATING THE PARTS FOR FAILURE. (.4)AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT ABORTED THE LANDING AND PERFORMED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHTS. A POST ACCIDENT FIRE IGNITED FROM A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE LEFT WING COMING IN CONTACT WITH A HOT WIRE FROM THE DAMAGED RUNWAY LIGHTS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT HAD COMPLETED ALL COMPANY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED THE CFR PART 135 AIRMAN COMPETENCY/PROFICIENCY FLIGHT CHECK ADMINISTERED BY THE COMPANY CHECK AIRMAN, AND THE SUBSEQUENT LINE CHECKS. THE PILOT HAD ACCUMULATED 6 00 FLIGHT HOURS IN THE ACCIDENT MAKE AND MODEL. AT THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE ACCUMULATED AIRFRAME TIME WAS 15,522.7 HOURS. MAINTENANCE RECORDS DID NOT REVEAL EVIDENCE OF ANY ANOMALIES OR UNCORRECTED MAINTENANCE DEFECTS. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNNION HAD FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF OVERLOAD. NO MICROSCOPIC ANOMALIES WERE FOUND IN THE TRUNNION MATERIAL.
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