What happened
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(-23) The flight instructor was giving dual instruction to a student pilot. They departed their base airport, Montgomery field in San Diego and flew to fallbrook to perform some touch and go landings. After a takeoff at fallbrook, the CFI and student heard a bang and saw damage to the top of the right flap area. There was no one available on the ground at fallbrook to provide observation to the condition of the airplane. They reported they flew back to Montgomery and asked the control tower to observe them during a low pass to see what the condition of the airplane was. The control tower informed them that the right main wheel was missing from the right strut assembly. A normal landing approach was performed with full flaps extended. The CFI as the pilot flying landed on the left main wheel and kept the right wing airborne until the last possible moment. He then allowed the aircraft to settle on the nose wheel and the remaining right strut fairing assembly. The strut fairing prevented any other part of the aircraft or propeller from touching the runway. The aircraft came to rest straight ahead on the runway under full control. There were no injuries to the pilot or passengers.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO A STUDENT PILOT. THEY DEPARTED THEIR BASE AIRPORT, MONTGOMERY FIELD IN SAN DIEGO AND FLEW TO FALLBROOK TO PERFORM SOME TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. AFTER A TAKEOFF AT FALLBROOK, THE CFI AND STUDENT HEARD A BANG AND SAW DAMAGE TO THE TOP OF THE RIGHT FLAP AREA. THERE WAS NO ONE AVAILABLE ON THE GROUND AT FALLBROOK TO PROVIDE OBSERVATION TO THE CONDITION OF THE AIRPLANE. THEY REPORTED THEY FLEW BACK TO MONTGOMERY AND ASKED THE CONTROL TOWER TO OBSERVE THEM DURING A LOW PASS TO SEE WHAT THE CONDITION OF THE AIRPLANE WAS. THE CONTROL TOWER INFORMED THEM THAT THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL WAS MISSING FROM THE RIGHT STRUT ASSEMBLY. A NORMAL LANDING APPROACH WAS PERFORMED WITH FULL FLAPS EXTENDED. THE CFI AS THE PILOT FLYING LANDED ON THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AND KEPT THE RIGHT WING AIRBORNE UNTIL THE LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT. HE THEN ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE ON THE NOSE WHEEL AND THE REMAINING RIGHT STRUT FAIRING ASSEMBLY. THE STRUT FAIRING PREVENTED ANY OTHER PART OF THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPELLER FROM TOUCHING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE RUNWAY UNDER FULL CONTROL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGERS.
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