What happened
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(-23) Inspector's statement: on January 16, 2003 an aircraft incident occurred at Concord airport in Concord, north carolina, the following is an account of this inspector's on scene investigation. During the rollout phase from a normal landing, the right main landing gear collapsed. The pilot stated he heard a noise on the right side of the aircraft. At that same time the aircraft started to pull to the right. Both left rudder and braking were used to keep the aircraft on the runway. From the beginning of the skid marks to the final resting point was 670 feet. A part was found lying on the runway 496 ft north of the first skid marks and was later identified as a trunnion fitting from the right main gear. The aircraft came to rest thirty feet on the right of the centerline ten to twenty degrees to the runway heading. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The right main landing gear broke loose in an aft direction damaging the right wing flap. There was also damage to the right main landing gear door, the bottom of the right wing and the right propeller tips. Eight (8) photographs were taken by this inspector from the subject aircraft's parking spot on the south side of the main rampand from the first positive identification of the right landing gear tire (skid) markings on the approach end of runway 20 at Concord airport.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT: ON JANUARY 16, 2003 AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT OCCURRED AT CONCORD AIRPORT IN CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA, THE FOLLOWING IS AN ACCOUNT OF THIS INSPECTOR'S ON SCENE INVESTIGATION. DURING THE ROLLOUT PHASE FROM A NORMAL LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT STATED HE HEARD A NOISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. AT THAT SAME TIME THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. BOTH LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKING WERE USED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SKID MARKS TO THE FINAL RESTING POINT WAS 670 FEET. A PART WAS FOUND LYING ON THE RUNWAY 496 FT NORTH OF THE FIRST SKID MARKS AND WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS A TRUNNION FITTING FROM THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST THIRTY FEET ON THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE TEN TO TWENTY DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE LOOSE IN AN AFT DIRECTION DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING FLAP. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR, THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT WING AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER TIPS. EIGHT (8) PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN BY THIS INSPECTOR FROM THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT'S PARKING SPOT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE MAIN RAMPAND FROM THE FIRST POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR TIRE (SKID) MARKINGS ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 20 AT CONCORD AIRPORT.
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