What happened
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(-23) On 10/07/2008, I investigated this assigned accident at hawk's Nest airport in Moscow TN. The pilot stated it was the second landing of the day and the winds were out of the NE at about 3 knots with the skies clear. Upon landing he heard a loud pop and the aircraft settled to the ground on the right lower wing with the propeller striking the ground in several places on the runway. During my investigation I discovered the chain that controls the main landing gear was broken and was a possible cause of this malfunction. The lower rt wing had substantial front spar damage on the outboard half, the propeller blades were curled about six inches at each tip and there was some lower engine cowl and tail cone damage. The owner/pilot stated there were no injuries to himself or the passenger and no medical attention was requested.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 10/07/2008, I INVESTIGATED THIS ASSIGNED ACCIDENT AT HAWK'S NEST AIRPORT IN MOSCOW TN. THE PILOT STATED IT WAS THE SECOND LANDING OF THE DAY AND THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE NE AT ABOUT 3 KNOTS WITH THE SKIES CLEAR. UPON LANDING HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND ON THE RIGHT LOWER WING WITH THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND IN SEVERAL PLACES ON THE RUNWAY. DURING MY INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THE CHAIN THAT CONTROLS THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS BROKEN AND WAS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION. THE LOWER RT WING HAD SUBSTANTIAL FRONT SPAR DAMAGE ON THE OUTBOARD HALF, THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE CURLED ABOUT SIX INCHES AT EACH TIP AND THERE WAS SOME LOWER ENGINE COWL AND TAIL CONE DAMAGE. THE OWNER/PILOT STATED THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO HIMSELF OR THE PASSENGER AND NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUESTED.
NTSB investigation
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