What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pic/cfi giving transition training to pilot/owner. After landing at ful the owner/pilot indicated that the a/c was veering to the right after applying left airleron to correct for crosswind. The right sing and tip tank struck the intersection sign on the north side of the runway. The pic/cfi took control of the a/c and initiated a go-around. On downwind, an emergency gear extension was completed. On a long final for runway 24, they requested ful tower. Accomplish a visual check of the gear. The tower reported that the gear appeared to be down and there appeared to be fuel leaking from the right wing. They then requested a low approach and a right crosswind departure for whiteman airport which was approved. The landing at whiteman was normal. (See attached) (.4) on the landing rollout the right main landing gear began to collapse. The right wing struck a runway exit sign as the flight instructor aborted the landing then made an uneventful landing at home base. The purpose of the flight was to provide transition training for insurance coverage for the owner. After touchdown the pilot observed a 5-knot crosswind from the left a ND applied left aileron to correct for it. The airplane veered to the right contacting the runway exit sign. There was damage to the inside of the right main tire, the inner landing gear door, the right main gear actuating arm, and the right wheel well aft bulkhead that was consistent with premature retraction of the landing gear. The landing gear was electrically tested with no mechanical anomalies noted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PIC/CFI GIVING TRANSITION TRAINING TO PILOT/OWNER. AFTER LANDING AT FUL THE OWNER/PILOT INDICATED THAT THE A/C WAS VEERING TO THE RIGHT AFTER APPLYING LEFT AIRLERON TO CORRECT FOR CROSSWIND. THE RIGHT SING AND TIP TANK STRUCK THE INTERSECTION SIGN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PIC/CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE A/C AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. ON DOWNWIND, AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WAS COMPLETED. ON A LONG FINAL FOR RUNWAY 24, THEY REQUESTED FUL TOWER. ACCOMPLISH A VISUAL CHECK OF THE GEAR. THE TOWER REPORTED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND THERE APPEARED TO BE FUEL LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT WING. THEY THEN REQUESTED A LOW APPROACH AND A RIGHT CROSSWIND DEPARTURE FOR WHITEMAN AIRPORT WHICH WAS APPROVED. THE LANDING AT WHITEMAN WAS NORMAL. (SEE ATTACHED) (.4) ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO COLLAPSE. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A RUNWAY EXIT SIGN AS THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ABORTED THE LANDING THEN MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT HOME BASE. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PROVIDE TRANSITION TRAINING FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE OWNER. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT OBSERVED A 5-KNOT CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT A ND APPLIED LEFT AILERON TO CORRECT FOR IT. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT CONTACTING THE RUNWAY EXIT SIGN. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE, THE INNER LANDING GEAR DOOR, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ACTUATING ARM, AND THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL AFT BULKHEAD THAT WAS CONSISTENT WITH PREMATURE RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE LANDING GEAR WAS ELECTRICALLY TESTED WITH NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES NOTED.
NTSB investigation
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