What happened
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(-23) The airplane landed first on the left main landing gear then the right main landing gear. The pilot reported that after the right main landing gear contacted the runway, the "brakes were locked up" but he had not applied them yet and heard squeeling associated with braking action. The nose landing gear then touched down and collapsed and the airplane veered to the right. The airplane was substantially damaged. (.4) the pilot stated that the planned flight duration was 2 hours 45 minutes; approximately 3 hours into the flight he elected to divert to the Pitt-Greenville Airport due to fuel concerns. When near the airport he called on UNICOM which reported that the wind varied from the west/northwest direction at 10 knots. He entered the traffic pattern for runway 02 which was the active runway and elected to land with no flaps extended. He crabbed the airplane into the wind on final approach then when starting to flare, he lowered the left wing and applied right rudder input to align the longitudinal axis of the airplane with the runway. He further stated that the wind shifted suddenly at the time the left main landing gear contacted the runway whi ch made a squealing sound. The right main landing gear then contacted the runway also making a squealing sound. The nose landing gear then touched down and collapsed and the airplane veered to the right coming to rest with the left wingtip contacting the runway. An automated METAR observation taken at 1300 hours local indicates in part that the wind was from 030 degrees at 11 knots with gusts to 14 knots. Post accident examination of the normal brake system revealed no discrepancies. Additionally, the main landing gear tires did not exhibit any evidence of flat spots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRPLANE LANDED FIRST ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR THEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE "BRAKES WERE LOCKED UP" BUT HE HAD NOT APPLIED THEM YET AND HEARD SQUEELING ASSOCIATED WITH BRAKING ACTION. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR THEN TOUCHED DOWN AND COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PLANNED FLIGHT DURATION WAS 2 HOURS 45 MINUTES; APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT HE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO THE PITT-GREENVILLE AIRPORT DUE TO FUEL CONCERNS. WHEN NEAR THE AIRPORT HE CALLED ON UNICOM WHICH REPORTED THAT THE WIND VARIED FROM THE WEST/NORTHWEST DIRECTION AT 10 KNOTS. HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 02 WHICH WAS THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AND ELECTED TO LAND WITH NO FLAPS EXTENDED. HE CRABBED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE WIND ON FINAL APPROACH THEN WHEN STARTING TO FLARE, HE LOWERED THE LEFT WING AND APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER INPUT TO ALIGN THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE AIRPLANE WITH THE RUNWAY. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE WIND SHIFTED SUDDENLY AT THE TIME THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WHI CH MADE A SQUEALING SOUND. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR THEN CONTACTED THE RUNWAY ALSO MAKING A SQUEALING SOUND. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR THEN TOUCHED DOWN AND COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT COMING TO REST WITH THE LEFT WINGTIP CONTACTING THE RUNWAY. AN AUTOMATED METAR OBSERVATION TAKEN AT 1300 HOURS LOCAL INDICATES IN PART THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 030 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 14 KNOTS. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY EVIDENCE OF FLAT SPOTS.
NTSB investigation
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