What happened
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(-23) At approximately 2230 hrs local, aircraft was inbound from (korl) orlando Florida and performed a normal landing on runway (9) at (X51) Homestead General airport. At approximately 2000 ft down the runway the aircraft "wobbled" and the left main landing gear collapsed. Aircraft slowly departed runway to the left and came to a rest. All persons on board evacuated without injuries. Damage noticed on aircraft is as follows: left prop bent, left aileron two buckled ribs, left wing tip fuel tank buckled on bottom side, left side of horizontal tab buckled and horizontal stab tip scraped. Inspection of left main gear revealed that bell crank bolt lug was broken on gear extension/retraction and the lug broke at gear leg attach point as well. No damage to engine fire wall noticed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 2230 HRS LOCAL, AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND FROM (KORL) ORLANDO FLORIDA AND PERFORMED A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY (9) AT (X51) HOMESTEAD GENERAL AIRPORT. AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT DOWN THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT "WOBBLED" AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT SLOWLY DEPARTED RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO A REST. ALL PERSONS ON BOARD EVACUATED WITHOUT INJURIES. DAMAGE NOTICED ON AIRCRAFT IS AS FOLLOWS: LEFT PROP BENT, LEFT AILERON TWO BUCKLED RIBS, LEFT WING TIP FUEL TANK BUCKLED ON BOTTOM SIDE, LEFT SIDE OF HORIZONTAL TAB BUCKLED AND HORIZONTAL STAB TIP SCRAPED. INSPECTION OF LEFT MAIN GEAR REVEALED THAT BELL CRANK BOLT LUG WAS BROKEN ON GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION AND THE LUG BROKE AT GEAR LEG ATTACH POINT AS WELL. NO DAMAGE TO ENGINE FIRE WALL NOTICED.
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