What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Flight instructor's statement: the aircraft involved in the "event" on April 18th 2003, N8258A, began an instructional flight about 1220Z that day. Onboard were a student pilot (thomas egli) and a flight instructor (myself, michael s. bullard). The weather throughout the flight was VFR. The St Augustine ATIS reported the winds as calm before the flight began. The aircraft remained in the traffic pattern for runway 31 at st. Augustine. After three touch and goes, the aircraft was set up for another. Upon touch down (fourth landing), the left main landing gear "collapsed." None of the previous three landings were out of the ordinary, or what the instructor pilot would consider "hard" or "unusual". The aircraft was being flown by the student pilot for all four landings and takeoffs and patterns. I (the instructor pilot) immediately took controls of the aircraft upon recognizing the abnormal nature of the ground roll. I attempted to keep the aircraft on the centerline of the runway, however as the aircraft slowed, it veered left, coming to a stop on the left side of runway 31 about 800 feet from the point of touchdown. The tower was then notified that the occupants were all ok. The aircraft was secured and then exited.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S STATEMENT: THE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THE "EVENT" ON APRIL 18TH 2003, N8258A, BEGAN AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ABOUT 1220Z THAT DAY. ONBOARD WERE A STUDENT PILOT (THOMAS EGLI) AND A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (MYSELF, MICHAEL S. BULLARD). THE WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT WAS VFR. THE ST AUGUSTINE ATIS REPORTED THE WINDS AS CALM BEFORE THE FLIGHT BEGAN. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 31 AT ST. AUGUSTINE. AFTER THREE TOUCH AND GOES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SET UP FOR ANOTHER. UPON TOUCH DOWN (FOURTH LANDING), THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR "COLLAPSED." NONE OF THE PREVIOUS THREE LANDINGS WERE OUT OF THE ORDINARY, OR WHAT THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WOULD CONSIDER "HARD" OR "UNUSUAL". THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN BY THE STUDENT PILOT FOR ALL FOUR LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS AND PATTERNS. I (THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT) IMMEDIATELY TOOK CONTROLS OF THE AIRCRAFT UPON RECOGNIZING THE ABNORMAL NATURE OF THE GROUND ROLL. I ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY, HOWEVER AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED, IT VEERED LEFT, COMING TO A STOP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 31 ABOUT 800 FEET FROM THE POINT OF TOUCHDOWN. THE TOWER WAS THEN NOTIFIED THAT THE OCCUPANTS WERE ALL OK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED AND THEN EXITED.
Other reports on N8258A · 1
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