What happened
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(-23) Pilot landed at Isla Grande Airport (sig) runway 9 with crosswind conditions of 180 degrees at 10 KTS gusting to 15. Whe stated that a three point landing was made using crosswind techniques. After touch down pilot unexplainably lost control and aircraft groundlooped making a 180 degree turn (half a loop). Main gear collapsed to the right. By inspecting the landing gear, it was noticed that the left main gear shock strut assembly rod broke halfway by weakening its structure and further bending to the right. It was determined that this bending occurred due to an abnormally strong side load of the respective tire either during a single landing or throughout a series of landings. The metal rod fracture was further aggravated when rolling over a 2-inch depression at runway's edge during the groundloop. By having a right side collapse of the main landing gear the airplane came to rest on the ground in a left angle attitude making the left wing tip to bend upward after ground contact was made.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT LANDED AT ISLA GRANDE AIRPORT (SIG) RUNWAY 9 WITH CROSSWIND CONDITIONS OF 180 DEGREES AT 10 KTS GUSTING TO 15. WHE STATED THAT A THREE POINT LANDING WAS MADE USING CROSSWIND TECHNIQUES. AFTER TOUCH DOWN PILOT UNEXPLAINABLY LOST CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED MAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN (HALF A LOOP). MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED TO THE RIGHT. BY INSPECTING THE LANDING GEAR, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SHOCK STRUT ASSEMBLY ROD BROKE HALFWAY BY WEAKENING ITS STRUCTURE AND FURTHER BENDING TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS BENDING OCCURRED DUE TO AN ABNORMALLY STRONG SIDE LOAD OF THE RESPECTIVE TIRE EITHER DURING A SINGLE LANDING OR THROUGHOUT A SERIES OF LANDINGS. THE METAL ROD FRACTURE WAS FURTHER AGGRAVATED WHEN ROLLING OVER A 2-INCH DEPRESSION AT RUNWAY'S EDGE DURING THE GROUNDLOOP. BY HAVING A RIGHT SIDE COLLAPSE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND IN A LEFT ANGLE ATTITUDE MAKING THE LEFT WING TIP TO BEND UPWARD AFTER GROUND CONTACT WAS MADE.
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