What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After landing and taxi to parking pilot observed left main landing gear was severed at the spare and damaged the upper surface of the wing. Upon investigation it was discovered that two of the four left main gear mounting bolts were either loose or missing and that the remaining two bolts sheered on landing. The missing bolts were not visible on preflight inspection because a fairing that blocked them from view. Iic removed the same fairing from the other (right) landing gear to determine if the same bolts were missing or loose. They were loose.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER LANDING AND TAXI TO PARKING PILOT OBSERVED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SEVERED AT THE SPARE AND DAMAGED THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE WING. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT TWO OF THE FOUR LEFT MAIN GEAR MOUNTING BOLTS WERE EITHER LOOSE OR MISSING AND THAT THE REMAINING TWO BOLTS SHEERED ON LANDING. THE MISSING BOLTS WERE NOT VISIBLE ON PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BECAUSE A FAIRING THAT BLOCKED THEM FROM VIEW. IIC REMOVED THE SAME FAIRING FROM THE OTHER (RIGHT) LANDING GEAR TO DETERMINE IF THE SAME BOLTS WERE MISSING OR LOOSE. THEY WERE LOOSE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N6462C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.