What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On November 15, 2002, at 1800 pacific standard time, a Cessna 172M, N548RM, veered off the runway during the landing rollout on runway 7 at the Rosamond airport (L00), Rosamond, California. The airplane sustained substantial damage after the left main landing gear collapsed. The airplane was rented by the pilot, and operated by sun quest aviation, under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area flight that departed the whiteman airport (whp), los angeles, California, about 1730 the day of the accident. The flight had been scheduled to terminate at L00. No flight plan was filed. In an interview with the safety board, the pilot stated that the landing was normal. On the landing roll out, when he started to brake to exit the runway, the left main gear collapsed. According to a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector who examined the airplane on scene, the left main gear strut tube displayed a jagged break inside the fuselage. The FAA inspector further reported that there were tire signatures (not skid marks) on the runway. He opined that the airspeed may have been too high to make the turnoff where transient parking and the restaurant are located. The airplane veered to the left side of the runway, where the left main landing gear rotated under itself and collapsed. While reviewing the airframe and engine logbooks, the FAA inspector noted that about a year ago, a new engine was installed. At the time maintenance personnel noted that the firewall was wrinkled. They took photographs of it, and the owner placed the photographs in the airframe logbook. The FAA inspector further noted that later entries in the airframe and engine logbooks made no mention of a repair to the firewall. (-23) on Friday November 15, 2002 at 1843 PST. N548RM with a PIC and two passengers landed on runway 07 Rosamond airport Rosamond, CA. On roll out the left main landing gear leg failed at the fuselage attach point sending the aircraft off the left side of the runway. The pilot secured the engine and radioed on the CTAF that N548RM was blocking runway 07. The pilot and his passengers exited the aircraft. Ground personnel assisted the pilot with moving the aircraft off the active runway.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON NOVEMBER 15, 2002, AT 1800 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N548RM, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 7 AT THE ROSAMOND AIRPORT (L00), ROSAMOND, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE WAS RENTED BY THE PILOT, AND OPERATED BY SUN QUEST AVIATION, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED THE WHITEMAN AIRPORT (WHP), LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1730 THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT HAD BEEN SCHEDULED TO TERMINATE AT L00. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SAFETY BOARD, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS NORMAL. ON THE LANDING ROLL OUT, WHEN HE STARTED TO BRAKE TO EXIT THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR WHO EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE ON SCENE, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT TUBE DISPLAYED A JAGGED BREAK INSIDE THE FUSELAGE. THE FAA INSPECTOR FURTHER REPORTED THAT THERE WERE TIRE SIGNATURES (NOT SKID MARKS) ON THE RUNWAY. HE OPINED THAT THE AIRSPEED MAY HAVE BEEN TOO HIGH TO MAKE THE TURNOFF WHERE TRANSIENT PARKING AND THE RESTAURANT ARE LOCATED. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, WHERE THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ROTATED UNDER ITSELF AND COLLAPSED. WHILE REVIEWING THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE LOGBOOKS, THE FAA INSPECTOR NOTED THAT ABOUT A YEAR AGO, A NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. AT THE TIME MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL NOTED THAT THE FIREWALL WAS WRINKLED. THEY TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF IT, AND THE OWNER PLACED THE PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE AIRFRAME LOGBOOK. THE FAA INSPECTOR FURTHER NOTED THAT LATER ENTRIES IN THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE LOGBOOKS MADE NO MENTION OF A REPAIR TO THE FIREWALL. (-23) ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2002 AT 1843 PST. N548RM WITH A PIC AND TWO PASSENGERS LANDED ON RUNWAY 07 ROSAMOND AIRPORT ROSAMOND, CA. ON ROLL OUT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG FAILED AT THE FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT SENDING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE AND RADIOED ON THE CTAF THAT N548RM WAS BLOCKING RUNWAY 07. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. GROUND PERSONNEL ASSISTED THE PILOT WITH MOVING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.