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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Lawrence, MA · March 24, 2006

Date: March 24, 2006 · 16:25 local
Place: Lawrence, MA
Airport: Lawrence Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N739YA
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 31,575 total2,000 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated he was making touch and go landings on runway 5, on his second touch down he landed and rolled about 100 to 200 hundred feet down the runway when he heard a loud cracking noise and about 2 seconds later heard another noise at which time the right wing dropped. The pilot added power to bring the right wing up. The pilot stated he knew the right main gear must be gone so he started a sharp right turn with left aileron and right rudder and noise steering to put the aircraft weight on left main and nose wheel. The aircraft entered grass half way between 2 runway lights with right wing about 2 feet above ground, aircraft settled to the ground 45 degrees off the runway. The pilot exited the aircraft to discover the right main gear strut had sheared off close to the attach point. The only other damage to the aircraft was to the right wing tip and slight damage to bottom tip of rudder. The owner's mechanic is submitting a malfunction or defect report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS MAKING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 5, ON HIS SECOND TOUCH DOWN HE LANDED AND ROLLED ABOUT 100 TO 200 HUNDRED FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD CRACKING NOISE AND ABOUT 2 SECONDS LATER HEARD ANOTHER NOISE AT WHICH TIME THE RIGHT WING DROPPED. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO BRING THE RIGHT WING UP. THE PILOT STATED HE KNEW THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR MUST BE GONE SO HE STARTED A SHARP RIGHT TURN WITH LEFT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER AND NOISE STEERING TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT WEIGHT ON LEFT MAIN AND NOSE WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED GRASS HALF WAY BETWEEN 2 RUNWAY LIGHTS WITH RIGHT WING ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND, AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND 45 DEGREES OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT TO DISCOVER THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT HAD SHEARED OFF CLOSE TO THE ATTACH POINT. THE ONLY OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO THE RIGHT WING TIP AND SLIGHT DAMAGE TO BOTTOM TIP OF RUDDER. THE OWNER'S MECHANIC IS SUBMITTING A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT.