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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna LC-126C · Lincoln, CA · June 30, 2009

Date: June 30, 2009 · 11:00 local
Place: Lincoln, CA
Airport: Lincoln Regional/Karl Harder Field
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1064D
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09CA319
Reported as: Cessna LC126C
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total400 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N1064DRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2026 · Cessna LC-126CS/N 7676 Airframe modelCessna LC-126C Engine modelJacobs R755A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft N1064D landed at the Lincoln, CA (lhm) airport at approximately 1100 hrs on 6/30/09. Shortly after touchdown, the left main landing gear separated from the aircraft and came to rest on the left side of the runway approximately 500 feet from the approach end of the runway 15. The runway markings indicate that the left wing contacted the runway shortly thereafter and the propeller struck the runway as the aircraft veered off the runway approximately 150 feet from the point of the left main landing gear separation. The aircraft came to rest on an unprepared area adjacent the runway. The pilot indicated that the approach was normal and the wind was directly down the runway. After touchdown, he felt something happened in that the aircraft started veering to the left and the left wing dipped. He tried to control the aircraft but could not and the aircraft departed the runway then the aircraft came to a rest.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N1064D LANDED AT THE LINCOLN, CA (LHM) AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HRS ON 6/30/09. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY 15. THE RUNWAY MARKINGS INDICATE THAT THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM THE POINT OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATION. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON AN UNPREPARED AREA ADJACENT THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL AND THE WIND WAS DIRECTLY DOWN THE RUNWAY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE FELT SOMETHING HAPPENED IN THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WING DIPPED. HE TRIED TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT BUT COULD NOT AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY THEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR09CA319Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLincoln, CAA fatigue crack in the left main landing gear strut resulting in the collapse of the strut during the landing roll.Jun 30, 2009 · Substantial damage