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Date
April 21, 2005 · 10:00 local
Place
Chesapeake, VA
Airport
Chesapeake Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N483L
Reported as
P70
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
358 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Landing gear collapsed upon landing. During the investigation after the incident, rust/corrosion was found in the landing gear axle. It appears that the structure was weakened by the rust/corrosion that caused the gear to collapse. Rust/corrosion was not visible from the exterior observation or normal preflight procedures.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING. DURING THE INVESTIGATION AFTER THE INCIDENT, RUST/CORROSION WAS FOUND IN THE LANDING GEAR AXLE. IT APPEARS THAT THE STRUCTURE WAS WEAKENED BY THE RUST/CORROSION THAT CAUSED THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. RUST/CORROSION WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR OBSERVATION OR NORMAL PREFLIGHT PROCEDURES.