What happened
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(-23) During a landing at Mammoth Lakes, CA airport the pilot touched down then became airborne again with another touch down which resulted in the aircraft experiencing a sideward load and the landing gear collapsing. The right main gear failed, then the nose gear. The aircraft skidded on the runway damaging the nose, propeller and the landing gear. Winds were reported AS100 degrees at 3 knots. The pilot had logged over 900 landing in this model of aircraft and had landed at high altitude airports at several different locations. He stated that he flew 5-10 knots faster than normal on this approach which contributed to the aircraft ballooning and landing the second time with a greater rate of descent and with the slight yaw resulted in the gear failing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING A LANDING AT MAMMOTH LAKES, CA AIRPORT THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN WITH ANOTHER TOUCH DOWN WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCING A SIDEWARD LOAD AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSING. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED, THEN THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON THE RUNWAY DAMAGING THE NOSE, PROPELLER AND THE LANDING GEAR. WINDS WERE REPORTED AS100 DEGREES AT 3 KNOTS. THE PILOT HAD LOGGED OVER 900 LANDING IN THIS MODEL OF AIRCRAFT AND HAD LANDED AT HIGH ALTITUDE AIRPORTS AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. HE STATED THAT HE FLEW 5-10 KNOTS FASTER THAN NORMAL ON THIS APPROACH WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONING AND LANDING THE SECOND TIME WITH A GREATER RATE OF DESCENT AND WITH THE SLIGHT YAW RESULTED IN THE GEAR FAILING.
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