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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lkheed 12A · Staunton-Waynes, VA · July 6, 2002

Date: July 6, 2002 · 10:00 local
Place: Staunton-Waynes, VA
Airport: Shenandoah Valley Regional
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N112PB
Reported as: Lkheed 12A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,690 total6,420 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) After landing on runway 05 successfully, both main landing gear collapsed as the aircraft was about to taxi onto the taxiway. There was minor damage to the airframe and the propeller. There will be a follow-up report when the aircraft is in a maintenance facility and it is determined why the landing gear collapsed. Follow-up inspection: revealed that the landing gear motor was intermittent and showed signs of overheating. The carbon brushes were also worn down enough to cause the motor to be intermittent. End of statement.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 05 SUCCESSFULLY, BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT TO TAXI ONTO THE TAXIWAY. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME AND THE PROPELLER. THERE WILL BE A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IS IN A MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND IT IS DETERMINED WHY THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION: REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR WAS INTERMITTENT AND SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. THE CARBON BRUSHES WERE ALSO WORN DOWN ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE MOTOR TO BE INTERMITTENT. END OF STATEMENT.