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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 340A · Lawrenceville, GA · May 10, 2002

Date: May 10, 2002 · 06:00 local
Place: Lawrenceville, GA
Airport: Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: PQGA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N43DA
Reported as: Cessna 340A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,600 total300 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N43DARegistered now · Cessna 340AS/N 340A0112 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 340A Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On may 10, 2002, the pilot laura greco was repositioning from fort wayne, Indiana to Lawrenceville, Georgia on an IFR flight plan. The weather conditions were clear and wind calm. Upon landing on runway 25 just after touchdown aircraft swerved hard to the right. The aircraft ended up 50 feet off the runway in the grass. Minor damage done to the aircraft right gear strut, right prop and nose baggage compartment. Preliminary investigation indicate that a bolt came loose from the right main landing gear scissor assembly allowing the right main gear to pivot causing loss of directional control on touch down.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 10, 2002, THE PILOT LAURA GRECO WAS REPOSITIONING FROM FORT WAYNE, INDIANA TO LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND WIND CALM. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT SWERVED HARD TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP 50 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS. MINOR DAMAGE DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT GEAR STRUT, RIGHT PROP AND NOSE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATE THAT A BOLT CAME LOOSE FROM THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SCISSOR ASSEMBLY ALLOWING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO PIVOT CAUSING LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TOUCH DOWN.