What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While taxing onto grass at Harvey field in Snohomish Washington, the right landign gear support failed. Inspection at the owners facility revealed p/n 0741009-4 right landing gear spring failed at the mating area of the p/n 0541121-2 landing gear outside support, located inside the aircraft fuselage. This failure caused the landing gear to penetrate the cabin aft to the right crew door. Substantial damage also occurred to the right side of the horizontal stabilizer, right elevator, and outboard section of the right wing. Inspection of aircraft records found an annual inspection had been completed 60.27 hours prior to the failure on June 15, 2000. No activation of the aircraft ELT was noted. Part total time 14306 hours. No propeller strike damage noted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE TAXING ONTO GRASS AT HARVEY FIELD IN SNOHOMISH WASHINGTON, THE RIGHT LANDIGN GEAR SUPPORT FAILED. INSPECTION AT THE OWNERS FACILITY REVEALED P/N 0741009-4 RIGHT LANDING GEAR SPRING FAILED AT THE MATING AREA OF THE P/N 0541121-2 LANDING GEAR OUTSIDE SUPPORT, LOCATED INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO PENETRATE THE CABIN AFT TO THE RIGHT CREW DOOR. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ALSO OCCURRED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, RIGHT ELEVATOR, AND OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT RECORDS FOUND AN ANNUAL INSPECTION HAD BEEN COMPLETED 60.27 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE ON JUNE 15, 2000. NO ACTIVATION OF THE AIRCRAFT ELT WAS NOTED. PART TOTAL TIME 14306 HOURS. NO PROPELLER STRIKE DAMAGE NOTED.
NTSB investigation
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