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FAA accident report · Howard DGA-15P · Daytona Beach, FL · February 22, 2005

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Date
February 22, 2005 · 15:30 local
Place
Daytona Beach, FL
Airport
Spruce Creek Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N68431
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA05LA062
Reported as
Howard DGA15P
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
31,000 total900 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N68431Registered now · Howard DGA-15PS/N 991 · Built 1943Airframe modelHoward DGA-15PEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) According to the pilot, after landing the airplane rolled about 500 feet along the runway; without warning the airplane began an uncommanded veer to the right. Left rudder and left brake was applied several times to correct, but the airplane did not respond to the control inputs. The airplane rotated to the right; subsequently, the left landing gear folded under the plane allowing it to fall to the ground. This caused breakage of the left wing at the forward spar outboard of the lift strut. (A detailed description of the damages inventoried by an airworthiness inspector are attached). The airplane came to a stop at the edge of the runway and partially into the grass. The airplane had rotated clockwise approximately 115 degrees relative to the initial landing direction. Post accident investigation by an airworthiness inspector revealed internal rust and deterioration in the steel tube of the left main landing gear where it had broken. It could not be determined if the landing gear tube failed during the landing or if the side loads during the landing roll caused it to fail.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER LANDING THE AIRPLANE ROLLED ABOUT 500 FEET ALONG THE RUNWAY; WITHOUT WARNING THE AIRPLANE BEGAN AN UNCOMMANDED VEER TO THE RIGHT. LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE WAS APPLIED SEVERAL TIMES TO CORRECT, BUT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE CONTROL INPUTS. THE AIRPLANE ROTATED TO THE RIGHT; SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR FOLDED UNDER THE PLANE ALLOWING IT TO FALL TO THE GROUND. THIS CAUSED BREAKAGE OF THE LEFT WING AT THE FORWARD SPAR OUTBOARD OF THE LIFT STRUT. (A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DAMAGES INVENTORIED BY AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR ARE ATTACHED). THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND PARTIALLY INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRPLANE HAD ROTATED CLOCKWISE APPROXIMATELY 115 DEGREES RELATIVE TO THE INITIAL LANDING DIRECTION. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BY AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR REVEALED INTERNAL RUST AND DETERIORATION IN THE STEEL TUBE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHERE IT HAD BROKEN. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF THE LANDING GEAR TUBE FAILED DURING THE LANDING OR IF THE SIDE LOADS DURING THE LANDING ROLL CAUSED IT TO FAIL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA05LA062Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDaytona Beach, FLMaintenance personnel failure to detect corrosion in the landing gear strut, resulting in the gear collapsing during landing and damage to the airplane.Feb 22, 2005 · Substantial damage