What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed Ocala on a training flight, landed at williston and fueled aircraft. Aircraft departed williston for dunnellon and performed one touch and go landing and one full stop landing. After departing dunnellon pilot noticed that he did not have a gear up and locked light. Pilot cycled landing gear and still did not have an up and locked light. After cycling gear aircraft felt as if the landing gear had not fully retracted. Prior to landing at Ocala aircraft conducted a fly-by to verify position of landing gear. Ground personnel reported that left gear appeared to be partially retracted. Pilot cycled landing gear circuit breaker and received a green light for the left main and nose gear. Another pass was made and ground personnel reported that the landing gear appeared to be down. Instructor pilot performed landing and upon roll out the right gear collapsed. Inspection of the aircraft revealed that the u bolts securing the forward pivot shaft to the landing gear strut assembly were missing, the shaft remained in the bearing housing. The aft pivot shaft remained attached to the strut assembly but was bent down at a 90 degree angle and pulled out of the bearing housing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OCALA ON A TRAINING FLIGHT, LANDED AT WILLISTON AND FUELED AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WILLISTON FOR DUNNELLON AND PERFORMED ONE TOUCH AND GO LANDING AND ONE FULL STOP LANDING. AFTER DEPARTING DUNNELLON PILOT NOTICED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A GEAR UP AND LOCKED LIGHT. PILOT CYCLED LANDING GEAR AND STILL DID NOT HAVE AN UP AND LOCKED LIGHT. AFTER CYCLING GEAR AIRCRAFT FELT AS IF THE LANDING GEAR HAD NOT FULLY RETRACTED. PRIOR TO LANDING AT OCALA AIRCRAFT CONDUCTED A FLY-BY TO VERIFY POSITION OF LANDING GEAR. GROUND PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT LEFT GEAR APPEARED TO BE PARTIALLY RETRACTED. PILOT CYCLED LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER AND RECEIVED A GREEN LIGHT FOR THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR. ANOTHER PASS WAS MADE AND GROUND PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. INSTRUCTOR PILOT PERFORMED LANDING AND UPON ROLL OUT THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE U BOLTS SECURING THE FORWARD PIVOT SHAFT TO THE LANDING GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY WERE MISSING, THE SHAFT REMAINED IN THE BEARING HOUSING. THE AFT PIVOT SHAFT REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE STRUT ASSEMBLY BUT WAS BENT DOWN AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE AND PULLED OUT OF THE BEARING HOUSING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.