What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 12, 2008 at approximately 1120 MDT, a spartan 7W, N17662, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when the right main landing gear collapsed during landing at the Santa Fe, NM municipal airport (saf). The pilot reported taht this was the second landing of the day and that the landing was firm. The right main landing gear trunnion broke and the gear separated from the aircraft. The aircraft veered to the right and departed the runway approximately 600 feet after touchdown. The left main landing gear separated from the aircraft after the aircraft left the runway. The aircraft had departed saf on a local sight-seeing flight at approximately 1030 MDT. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time. No flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 12, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1120 MDT, A SPARTAN 7W, N17662, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING AT THE SANTA FE, NM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SAF). THE PILOT REPORTED TAHT THIS WAS THE SECOND LANDING OF THE DAY AND THAT THE LANDING WAS FIRM. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNNION BROKE AND THE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED SAF ON A LOCAL SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 MDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.