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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr LANCAIR 235 · Wendover, UT · December 9, 2000

Date: December 9, 2000 · 15:30 local
Place: Wendover, UT
Airport: Wendover Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N417EM
Reported as: Amtr LANCAIR235
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,521 total300 in the last 90 days

N417EMRegistered now · Miller Richard M LANCAIR 235S/N 72819 · Built 1991 Airframe modelMiller Richard M LANCAIR 235 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) On approach at Wendover, UT airport the pilot noticed a flickering down/lock light for the a/c righ main landing gear after the landing gear was extended. The pilot recycled the gear and got a steady green light indicating the landing gear was down and locked. During the landing rollout the right main landing gear collapsed. The a/c suffered minor damage. The right gear collapsed because the downlock overcenter link was out of adjustment causing inadequate overcenter force. Rod end bearing, p/n HM-6M, for the side strut link assembly was broken after the landing gear collapsed. The broken rod end was welded back together in order to move the a/c from the active runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APPROACH AT WENDOVER, UT AIRPORT THE PILOT NOTICED A FLICKERING DOWN/LOCK LIGHT FOR THE A/C RIGH MAIN LANDING GEAR AFTER THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE PILOT RECYCLED THE GEAR AND GOT A STEADY GREEN LIGHT INDICATING THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE A/C SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED BECAUSE THE DOWNLOCK OVERCENTER LINK WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT CAUSING INADEQUATE OVERCENTER FORCE. ROD END BEARING, P/N HM-6M, FOR THE SIDE STRUT LINK ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN AFTER THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE BROKEN ROD END WAS WELDED BACK TOGETHER IN ORDER TO MOVE THE A/C FROM THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N417EM · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20011205032389ATecumseh, MI(-23) Pilot called landing, MI, fss for weather. Weather was VFR with winds 220 at 16K gusting to 21K. Runway 18 in use. Attempted take off. Became airborne and was drifting to the right of the runway (determined by evidence-winds may have changed prior to…Dec 5, 2001 · No damage