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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr MURPHY ELITE · Reno, NV · September 22, 2008

Date: September 22, 2008 · 13:45 local
Place: Reno, NV
Airport: Reno/Stead
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N155CK
Reported as: Amtr Murphyelite
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 25,300 total365 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N155CKRegistered now · Kettering Charles MURPHY ELITES/N 665E · Built 2003 Airframe modelKettering Charles MURPHY ELITE Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) After a normal landing and during rollout, the pilot stated he heard an unusual sound followed by the aircraft settling towards the runway on the left side. The pilot applied right aileron control input; however, the aircraft continued to settle left. Post incident investigation revealed the left inboard spring gear attach bolt failed followed by a left main gear collapse.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER A NORMAL LANDING AND DURING ROLLOUT, THE PILOT STATED HE HEARD AN UNUSUAL SOUND FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT SETTLING TOWARDS THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT AILERON CONTROL INPUT; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SETTLE LEFT. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT INBOARD SPRING GEAR ATTACH BOLT FAILED FOLLOWED BY A LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE.