What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 30, 2007 at 1400 MDT, a Bellanca 7GCBC, N41695 registered to the pilot privacy data omitted had the left main gear collapse on landing, while on a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. No flight plan had been filed for local training flight. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The flight instructor and student were unhurt. The aircraft left main landing gear broke in half during landing, the gear had indications of corrosion at the break. A fueling step had been tack welded to the gear and the break was between this weld. Damage to the aircraft consisted of propeller, left wing, left wing strut, left side fuselage, and left pilot window. No additional causal factors at this time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AT 1400 MDT, A BELLANCA 7GCBC, N41695 REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING, WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE UNHURT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE IN HALF DURING LANDING, THE GEAR HAD INDICATIONS OF CORROSION AT THE BREAK. A FUELING STEP HAD BEEN TACK WELDED TO THE GEAR AND THE BREAK WAS BETWEEN THIS WELD. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF PROPELLER, LEFT WING, LEFT WING STRUT, LEFT SIDE FUSELAGE, AND LEFT PILOT WINDOW. NO ADDITIONAL CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.