What happened
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(-23) On September 23, 2005 at 1918 CDT, Cessna 402-B, N406TE, owned by telesis equipment, inc., and operated by telesis trans air, experienced a left main landing gear collapse while landing runway 33 at Addison, Texas, ADS. The pilot privacy data omitted reported that while landing on runway 33 the right main landing gear touched down first followed by the left. He had 3 green landing gear lights prior to touchdown. He reported the wind as being from 060 degrees at 15 knots. The aircraft started yawing to the left and departed the runway. He shut down the engines and came to a stop on the west side safety area approximately 300 feet north of taxiway foxtrot with the left main landing gear collapsed, the left propeller damaged and one taxi and one runway light damaged. Tire marks were noted from the left main gear for approximately 700 feet south of the aircraft's resting point. Witnesses that observed the incident stated the aircraft was in a crabbing angle for the landing and touched down on the left main landing gear first. After the aircraft touchdown the witnesses noticed smoke coming from the left main tire and the aircraft struggling to stay on the runway. Aircraft suffered minor damage and no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2005 AT 1918 CDT, CESSNA 402-B, N406TE, OWNED BY TELESIS EQUIPMENT, INC., AND OPERATED BY TELESIS TRANS AIR, EXPERIENCED A LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE WHILE LANDING RUNWAY 33 AT ADDISON, TEXAS, ADS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ REPORTED THAT WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT. HE HAD 3 GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHTS PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. HE REPORTED THE WIND AS BEING FROM 060 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED YAWING TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE WEST SIDE SAFETY AREA APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET NORTH OF TAXIWAY FOXTROT WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, THE LEFT PROPELLER DAMAGED AND ONE TAXI AND ONE RUNWAY LIGHT DAMAGED. TIRE MARKS WERE NOTED FROM THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET SOUTH OF THE AIRCRAFT'S RESTING POINT. WITNESSES THAT OBSERVED THE INCIDENT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A CRABBING ANGLE FOR THE LANDING AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FIRST. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHDOWN THE WITNESSES NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT MAIN TIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUGGLING TO STAY ON THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES.
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