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FAA incident report · Gulstm 112A · Reserve, LA · October 2, 2004

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Date
October 2, 2004 · 13:30 local
Place
Reserve, LA
Airport
St John The Baptist Parish Apt
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N499CA
Reported as
Gulstm 112A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
710 total138 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days
N499CARegistration cancelled Nov 4, 2005 · Rockwell International 112AS/N 452 · Built 1976Airframe modelRockwell International 112AEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On October 2, 2004, at approximately 1330 local time, the pilot in command of N499CA, a rockwell AC-12A, stated that during cruise flight a loud thump was heard in or about the left wing area. Immediately after hearing the noise, the left main landing gear light illuminated indicating the left main landing gear had deployed to the down position. The pilot in command lowered the landing gear; all three down and locked indications were present. The pilot in command elected to return to the departure airfield and execute a landing. The landing phase was uneventful. Approximately half way through the roll out phase, the left main landing gear collapsed. The aircraft came to rest in the grass to the left of the runway. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The post accident investigation revealed the left main landing gear side brace assembly failed in the up position allowing premature deployment of the landing gear and removed the side loading capability of the landing gear. The pilot and occupant sustained no injuries. A flight plan was filed. Weather and NOTAMS information was retrieved from the flight service station. The weather was VFR.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 2, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N499CA, A ROCKWELL AC-12A, STATED THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT A LOUD THUMP WAS HEARD IN OR ABOUT THE LEFT WING AREA. IMMEDIATELY AFTER HEARING THE NOISE, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD DEPLOYED TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT IN COMMAND LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR; ALL THREE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS WERE PRESENT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRFIELD AND EXECUTE A LANDING. THE LANDING PHASE WAS UNEVENTFUL. APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY THROUGH THE ROLL OUT PHASE, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SIDE BRACE ASSEMBLY FAILED IN THE UP POSITION ALLOWING PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OF THE LANDING GEAR AND REMOVED THE SIDE LOADING CAPABILITY OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT AND OCCUPANT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. WEATHER AND NOTAMS INFORMATION WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. THE WEATHER WAS VFR.