What happened
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(-23) On July 28, 2000, at approx. 1900 MDT, a Cessna 188, N8188V landed on runway 24 at the Gallup muni airport in Gallup, NM. While on a ferry flight from Colorado to yuma, AZ. The winds were approx. 360 degrees at 10 knots. During the landing roll out the a/c veered right from what the pilot descrived as a feeling of a tire foing flat. The pilot intiated corrective action back to the left at which time the a/c right gear separated from the a/c. the a/c continued to slide to the left across and off of the runway. The a/c sustained substantial damage. The pilot was not injured. A post inspection of the revealed the hub had completely separated from the axel. (.4)the pilot had just purchased the airplane, and was ferrying it to its new home base. Since an annual inspection was not current, a ferry permit was issued by the FAA for this flight. The pilot was landing to refuel. The pilot determined the wind was from the north as he made 'a normal wheel landing with some braking' on runway 24. The pilot stated that during the landing roll, 'the right wing lowered and the airplane turned hard left. The right main landing gear collapsed and the right wing struck the ground.' The a irplane departed the left side of the runway at approximately 2,260 feet from the approach end, coming to a rest in the grass on the south side. The right main landing gear and right wing were damaged extensively. Recorded winds were 350 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots. Calculations provided evidence that by landing on runway 24, the pilot was attempting to land with a 20 degree right quartering tailwind. These circumstances provided a tailwind component of 5 knots and a crosswind component of 15 knots. The 1968 Cessna A188 pilot operating handbook does not contain a demonstrated crosswind component listed. However, there is crosswind limitations. The 1983 Cessna A188, which has a higher gross weight than the former, has a demonstrated crosswind component of 17 miles per hour (15 knots).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 28, 2000, AT APPROX. 1900 MDT, A CESSNA 188, N8188V LANDED ON RUNWAY 24 AT THE GALLUP MUNI AIRPORT IN GALLUP, NM. WHILE ON A FERRY FLIGHT FROM COLORADO TO YUMA, AZ. THE WINDS WERE APPROX. 360 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE A/C VEERED RIGHT FROM WHAT THE PILOT DESCRIVED AS A FEELING OF A TIRE FOING FLAT. THE PILOT INTIATED CORRECTIVE ACTION BACK TO THE LEFT AT WHICH TIME THE A/C RIGHT GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE A/C. THE A/C CONTINUED TO SLIDE TO THE LEFT ACROSS AND OFF OF THE RUNWAY. THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. A POST INSPECTION OF THE REVEALED THE HUB HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE AXEL. (.4)THE PILOT HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE, AND WAS FERRYING IT TO ITS NEW HOME BASE. SINCE AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS NOT CURRENT, A FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED BY THE FAA FOR THIS FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS LANDING TO REFUEL. THE PILOT DETERMINED THE WIND WAS FROM THE NORTH AS HE MADE 'A NORMAL WHEEL LANDING WITH SOME BRAKING' ON RUNWAY 24. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, 'THE RIGHT WING LOWERED AND THE AIRPLANE TURNED HARD LEFT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND.' THE A IRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 2,260 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END, COMING TO A REST IN THE GRASS ON THE SOUTH SIDE. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT WING WERE DAMAGED EXTENSIVELY. RECORDED WINDS WERE 350 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS. CALCULATIONS PROVIDED EVIDENCE THAT BY LANDING ON RUNWAY 24, THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND WITH A 20 DEGREE RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND. THESE CIRCUMSTANCES PROVIDED A TAILWIND COMPONENT OF 5 KNOTS AND A CROSSWIND COMPONENT OF 15 KNOTS. THE 1968 CESSNA A188 PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK DOES NOT CONTAIN A DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT LISTED. HOWEVER, THERE IS CROSSWIND LIMITATIONS. THE 1983 CESSNA A188, WHICH HAS A HIGHER GROSS WEIGHT THAN THE FORMER, HAS A DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT OF 17 MILES PER HOUR (15 KNOTS).
NTSB investigation
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