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(-23) Pilot statement: at approximately 1500 EST on 8 November 2002, I was returning to my home base at Wellington aero club, FL. The weather was VFR, with scattered to broken clouds at about 3000 ft MSL and more than 10 miles visibility. I had two passengers, james f. miller iii, my son, and his friend robert dumont. We approached the Wellington aero club airport, which has a 4000 ft x 100 ft sod runway with directions of 15 and 33. There was a cross wind of 10-15 mph from the east. I elected to land to the southeast on runway 15. On a left downwind leg to 15, I performed a "before landing check list" and extended the landing gear. I observed a green landing gear light, confirmed by mirrors and by the silence of the landing gear warning horn, that the landing gear had extended normally. The touchdown on runway 15 was on the center line, smooth and at the recommended speed. Almost immediately, I felt a strong tendency of the aircraft to turn to the right. I applied full left rudder and left brake and I was able to keep the aircraft on the runway for approximately 1800 feet. As the speed decreased the aircraft could not longer be kept on the runway and at a slow speed, it turned right 90 degrees and stopped. There were no injuries and all occupants exited the aircraft without further incident. The next day we raised the aircraft with airbags, extended and blocked the landing gear and towed it to its hangar. Until further inspection, we have been unable to determine the cause of the failure of the right landing gear. Property damage: minimal - 4 runway lights. Aircraft damage: to be determined.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATEMENT: AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 EST ON 8 NOVEMBER 2002, I WAS RETURNING TO MY HOME BASE AT WELLINGTON AERO CLUB, FL. THE WEATHER WAS VFR, WITH SCATTERED TO BROKEN CLOUDS AT ABOUT 3000 FT MSL AND MORE THAN 10 MILES VISIBILITY. I HAD TWO PASSENGERS, JAMES F. MILLER III, MY SON, AND HIS FRIEND ROBERT DUMONT. WE APPROACHED THE WELLINGTON AERO CLUB AIRPORT, WHICH HAS A 4000 FT X 100 FT SOD RUNWAY WITH DIRECTIONS OF 15 AND 33. THERE WAS A CROSS WIND OF 10-15 MPH FROM THE EAST. I ELECTED TO LAND TO THE SOUTHEAST ON RUNWAY 15. ON A LEFT DOWNWIND LEG TO 15, I PERFORMED A "BEFORE LANDING CHECK LIST" AND EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR. I OBSERVED A GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHT, CONFIRMED BY MIRRORS AND BY THE SILENCE OF THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN, THAT THE LANDING GEAR HAD EXTENDED NORMALLY. THE TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 15 WAS ON THE CENTER LINE, SMOOTH AND AT THE RECOMMENDED SPEED. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, I FELT A STRONG TENDENCY OF THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. I APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE AND I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET. AS THE SPEED DECREASED THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT LONGER BE KEPT ON THE RUNWAY AND AT A SLOW SPEED, IT TURNED RIGHT 90 DEGREES AND STOPPED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ALL OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY WE RAISED THE AIRCRAFT WITH AIRBAGS, EXTENDED AND BLOCKED THE LANDING GEAR AND TOWED IT TO ITS HANGAR. UNTIL FURTHER INSPECTION, WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. PROPERTY DAMAGE: MINIMAL - 4 RUNWAY LIGHTS. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: TO BE DETERMINED.
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