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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Albany, NY · August 1, 2008

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Date
August 1, 2008 · 14:10 local
Place
Albany, NY
Airport
Albany International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5148S
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N5148SRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-7105002 · Built 1970Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) 8/1/2008 Aircraft took off from piseco airport (KO9) pilot heard rattle and bang on left side. Pilot made radio contact with person on the ground and they visually confirmed that the left wheel was hanging down. The pilot diverted to alb and landed on rwy 28, veered off to the left and into grass. Four persons were onboard with no injuries and minimal damage limited to left gear and flap. The left wheel and strut assembly was not recovered. Damage to the remaining upper strut support did not reveal positive failure mode as it was ground down during landing roll.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 8/1/2008 AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM PISECO AIRPORT (KO9) PILOT HEARD RATTLE AND BANG ON LEFT SIDE. PILOT MADE RADIO CONTACT WITH PERSON ON THE GROUND AND THEY VISUALLY CONFIRMED THAT THE LEFT WHEEL WAS HANGING DOWN. THE PILOT DIVERTED TO ALB AND LANDED ON RWY 28, VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT AND INTO GRASS. FOUR PERSONS WERE ONBOARD WITH NO INJURIES AND MINIMAL DAMAGE LIMITED TO LEFT GEAR AND FLAP. THE LEFT WHEEL AND STRUT ASSEMBLY WAS NOT RECOVERED. DAMAGE TO THE REMAINING UPPER STRUT SUPPORT DID NOT REVEAL POSITIVE FAILURE MODE AS IT WAS GROUND DOWN DURING LANDING ROLL.