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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 650 · Greensboro, NC · August 7, 2000

Date: August 7, 2000 · 10:15 local
Place: Greensboro, NC
Airport: Piedmont Triad International Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: 7AB12
Reported as: Cessna 650
Reported engine: Garrett TFE731*
People aboard: 9
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total200 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)The aircraft departed eufaula, Alabama (euf) for a part 91 flight. During the takeoff roll at vr the pilots felt a pull to the right as if a tire had blown. The takeoff was continued successfully. As the landing gear was retracted it was noticed that the right main gear retracted normally, while the left main gear and nose gear were delayed approximately 10 to 15 seconds before retracting. The pilots determined that they needed to burn off approximately 2 hours of fuel before landing so they elected to fly the aircraft to Greensboro, NC, where the last maintenance was performed. The aircraft landed uneventfully and began to pull to the right during landing. The pilots maintained directional control and stopped the aircraft straight ahead on the runway. Post flight inspection revealed a collapsed right main gear strut. The aircraft was towed from the runway to the maintenance facility. Both struts had been replaced approximately 1 week prior to this occurrence.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED EUFAULA, ALABAMA (EUF) FOR A PART 91 FLIGHT. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT VR THE PILOTS FELT A PULL TO THE RIGHT AS IF A TIRE HAD BLOWN. THE TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED SUCCESSFULLY. AS THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY, WHILE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE GEAR WERE DELAYED APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 SECONDS BEFORE RETRACTING. THE PILOTS DETERMINED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BURN OFF APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS OF FUEL BEFORE LANDING SO THEY ELECTED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT TO GREENSBORO, NC, WHERE THE LAST MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT DURING LANDING. THE PILOTS MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE RUNWAY. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED A COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY. BOTH STRUTS HAD BEEN REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE.