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) During landing with a left crosswind, the pilot felt an oscillation develop after the right wing descended and the tire touched the runway. He thought he had a flat tire on the right side and started to use brakes to assist in steering and slowing the airplane. The right wing dropped down to the ground and the airplane veered off the runway to the right. The entire right landing gear leg and support pulled out of the wing when the brakes were applied. The forward trunnion failed and released the landing gear leg.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING LANDING WITH A LEFT CROSSWIND, THE PILOT FELT AN OSCILLATION DEVELOP AFTER THE RIGHT WING DESCENDED AND THE TIRE TOUCHED THE RUNWAY. HE THOUGHT HE HAD A FLAT TIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND STARTED TO USE BRAKES TO ASSIST IN STEERING AND SLOWING THE AIRPLANE. THE RIGHT WING DROPPED DOWN TO THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE ENTIRE RIGHT LANDING GEAR LEG AND SUPPORT PULLED OUT OF THE WING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FORWARD TRUNNION FAILED AND RELEASED THE LANDING GEAR LEG.
Other reports on N2759R · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.