What happened
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(-23) On 04/22/2006 at 1015 MDT, a scheibe SF-34 glider (N4424E) sustained minor damage when the main landing gear collapsed during landing at Moriarty Airport (0E0), Moriarty, NM 87035. The aircraft is registered to sundance aviation, inc, p.o. box 2066, Moriarty, NM 87035 and was being operated for flight instruction by the pilot privacy data omitted for sundance aviation when the incident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the dual flight that had originated from the Moriarty Airport. Neither the instructor nor his student was injured. Pilot's statement: the following is my account of a glider landing incident that occurred at Moriarty municipal airport (0E0), Moriarty, new Mexico, at about 1145 MDT on Saturday, 22 April 2006. I am making this statement at the request of privacy data omitted of the albuquerque flight standards district office. I was acting as flight instructor in the rear seat of the glider (scheibe SF-34, N4424E) with the student pilot, privacy data omitted flying the aircraft from the front seat. Runway 26 was in use for takeoff and landing. Surface wind was from the south at about 5 to 10 knots. The landing incident occurred on the last of four patterns and landings. The pilot privacy data omitted flew a normal pattern to roll out on the extended runway centerline and then used a mild slip with the left wing low to correct for the left crosswind. The pilot privacy data omitted planned for a touchdown just beyond the 1,000' runway marker and on the right half (downwind side) of the runway. His descent rate was within normal range and the longitudinal axis of the glider was aligned with its track along the runway. At touchdown, the attachment bolts for the landing gear shock struts failed and the landing gear collapsed into the gear well. I took control of the glider and it slid to a gradual stop on the right side of the runway near the intersection of taxiway d. no one was injured during the incident. Because of turbulence or a slightly incomplete flare, touchdown was firm but no harder than I have experienced with other students who are learning to land the glider. Prior to touchdown, a safe landing was never seriously in doubt and I did not feel it necessary to assist on the controls. I do not feel that the touchdown was firm enough that it should have caused any damage. Landing gear failure at the shock strut attachment points has occurred previously in this glider and may indicate a need for more frequent inspections or a change in the components.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 04/22/2006 AT 1015 MDT, A SCHEIBE SF-34 GLIDER (N4424E) SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING AT MORIARTY AIRPORT (0E0), MORIARTY, NM 87035. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO SUNDANCE AVIATION, INC, P.O. BOX 2066, MORIARTY, NM 87035 AND WAS BEING OPERATED FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTION BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR SUNDANCE AVIATION WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE DUAL FLIGHT THAT HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE MORIARTY AIRPORT. NEITHER THE INSTRUCTOR NOR HIS STUDENT WAS INJURED. PILOT'S STATEMENT: THE FOLLOWING IS MY ACCOUNT OF A GLIDER LANDING INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AT MORIARTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (0E0), MORIARTY, NEW MEXICO, AT ABOUT 1145 MDT ON SATURDAY, 22 APRIL 2006. I AM MAKING THIS STATEMENT AT THE REQUEST OF ^PRIVACY DATA ^ OF THE ALBUQUERQUE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE. I WAS ACTING AS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN THE REAR SEAT OF THE GLIDER (SCHEIBE SF-34, N4424E) WITH THE STUDENT PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE FRONT SEAT. RUNWAY 26 WAS IN USE FOR TAKEOFF AND LANDING. SURFACE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH AT ABOUT 5 TO 10 KNOTS. THE LANDING INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE LAST OF FOUR PATTERNS AND LANDINGS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ FLEW A NORMAL PATTERN TO ROLL OUT ON THE EXTENDED RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND THEN USED A MILD SLIP WITH THE LEFT WING LOW TO CORRECT FOR THE LEFT CROSSWIND. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ PLANNED FOR A TOUCHDOWN JUST BEYOND THE 1,000' RUNWAY MARKER AND ON THE RIGHT HALF (DOWNWIND SIDE) OF THE RUNWAY. HIS DESCENT RATE WAS WITHIN NORMAL RANGE AND THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE GLIDER WAS ALIGNED WITH ITS TRACK ALONG THE RUNWAY. AT TOUCHDOWN, THE ATTACHMENT BOLTS FOR THE LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUTS FAILED AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED INTO THE GEAR WELL. I TOOK CONTROL OF THE GLIDER AND IT SLID TO A GRADUAL STOP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY D. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT. BECAUSE OF TURBULENCE OR A SLIGHTLY INCOMPLETE FLARE, TOUCHDOWN WAS FIRM BUT NO HARDER THAN I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH OTHER STUDENTS WHO ARE LEARNING TO LAND THE GLIDER. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, A SAFE LANDING WAS NEVER SERIOUSLY IN DOUBT AND I DID NOT FEEL IT NECESSARY TO ASSIST ON THE CONTROLS. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THE TOUCHDOWN WAS FIRM ENOUGH THAT IT SHOULD HAVE CAUSED ANY DAMAGE. LANDING GEAR FAILURE AT THE SHOCK STRUT ATTACHMENT POINTS HAS OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY IN THIS GLIDER AND MAY INDICATE A NEED FOR MORE FREQUENT INSPECTIONS OR A CHANGE IN THE COMPONENTS.
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