What happened
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(-23) Aircraft collided with a telephone pole in approach to whiteman airpark, the continued flight to Burbank (bur) airport where he landed and collided with a taxiway sign, causing substantialdamage to the right wing. The right landing gear had separated from the aircraft, after collison with the telephone pole, so his landing at bur was on the left main and nose gear only, and he veered offf the runway, causing the remaining landing gear to collapse. A section 44709 reexamination letter was forwarded to this pilot as a result of this accident. (.4)on may 7, 2000, at 1307 hours pacific daylight time, an amateur built mccoy glasair iii airplane, N1ML, sustained substantial damage when the landing gear collapsed and it collided with a taxiway sign while landing at the Burbank, California, airport. The experimental airplane was owned and operated by the pilot. The commercial pilot was not injured. The local area personal flight, conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91, originated at the whiteman airport, pacoima, California, at an unspecified time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pi lot reported that he was practicing touch-and-go landings on runway 12 at whiteman. On final approach, he experienced a downdraft and the airplane dropped approximately 5 feet. He added power to initiate a go-around, but was unable to gain altitude. The pilot heard a "thud" and realized that the right main landing gear had struck a telephone pole and had separated from the airplane. He performed a low approach by the air traffic control tower (ATCT) and they confirmed that his right landing gear was missing. He then requested to make an emergency landing at the Burbank airport (approximately 5 miles southeast) due to the availability of ARFF personnel. After performing a low approach, for Burbank ATCT to observe the damage, the pilot was cleared to land on runway 15. On the landing roll the remaining landign gear collapsed, and the airplane veered off the runway, striking a taxiway sign with the right wing. Review of the aviation surface observations for the hour before and after the accident revealed winds out of the west at 7 knots. No unusual meteorological conditions were reported.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE IN APPROACH TO WHITEMAN AIRPARK, THE CONTINUED FLIGHT TO BURBANK (BUR) AIRPORT WHERE HE LANDED AND COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN, CAUSING SUBSTANTIALDAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AFTER COLLISON WITH THE TELEPHONE POLE, SO HIS LANDING AT BUR WAS ON THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR ONLY, AND HE VEERED OFFF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING THE REMAINING LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. A SECTION 44709 REEXAMINATION LETTER WAS FORWARDED TO THIS PILOT AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. (.4)ON MAY 7, 2000, AT 1307 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR BUILT MCCOY GLASAIR III AIRPLANE, N1ML, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND IT COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN WHILE LANDING AT THE BURBANK, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT, CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, ORIGINATED AT THE WHITEMAN AIRPORT, PACOIMA, CALIFORNIA, AT AN UNSPECIFIED TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PI LOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 12 AT WHITEMAN. ON FINAL APPROACH, HE EXPERIENCED A DOWNDRAFT AND THE AIRPLANE DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET. HE ADDED POWER TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT HEARD A "THUD" AND REALIZED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE AND HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE. HE PERFORMED A LOW APPROACH BY THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATCT) AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT HIS RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS MISSING. HE THEN REQUESTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE BURBANK AIRPORT (APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTHEAST) DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ARFF PERSONNEL. AFTER PERFORMING A LOW APPROACH, FOR BURBANK ATCT TO OBSERVE THE DAMAGE, THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 15. ON THE LANDING ROLL THE REMAINING LANDIGN GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING A TAXIWAY SIGN WITH THE RIGHT WING. REVIEW OF THE AVIATION SURFACE OBSERVATIONS FOR THE HOUR BEFORE AND AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED WINDS OUT OF THE WEST AT 7 KNOTS. NO UNUSUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
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