What happened
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Arrived at Dalton airport to investigate an aircraft landing accident. On arrival I observed an aircraft off the side of runway 32 in the grass approximately 40 feet from the runway heading in opposite direction with the right main landing gear collapsed. The right side horizontal stabilizer was deflected upward and has evidence of major damage to the stabilizer and right hand elevator. -Mr. Crumbly has logged 25 hours in the last 90 days. -at the time of the accident the weather was VMC with winds 320/08. Rwy 32 in use.-according to Mr. Crumbley, while preparing for landing at Dalton (dnn) he extended the landing gear and did not get a right hand gear down green light. The landing gear handle was cycled a couple of times and the right hand main gear green failed to illuminate. The left and nose green lights remained illuminated during the cycle attempts. The PIC then manually attempted to lock the right main gear and pumped until the handle got stiff. He never got a green safe indication on the right hand side. The aircraft performed a fly by and privacy data omitted of the Dalton airport advised the PIC that the gear appeared to be down. The aircraft touched down approximately on third down the runway and the right gear folded up in to the stowed or up position causing the aircraft to veer right exiting runway 32 and reversing direction.-when the aircraft was lifted the r/h gear was fully retracted and required to be un locked and manually extended to the locked position .the aircraft was recovered and towed to a hangar at the Dalton airport. -the aircraft sustained major damage to the right stabilizer and elevator. There was no other evidence of damage to the aircraft. While in the hangar the master switch was turned on and the gear pump operated and built up pressure to close the nose gear doors.
As the FAA filed it
ARRIVED AT DALTON AIRPORT TO INVESTIGATE AN AIRCRAFT LANDING ACCIDENT. ON ARRIVAL I OBSERVED AN AIRCRAFT OFF THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 32 IN THE GRASS APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT SIDE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS DEFLECTED UPWARD AND HAS EVIDENCE OF MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE STABILIZER AND RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR. -MR. CRUMBLY HAS LOGGED 25 HOURS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. -AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WEATHER WAS VMC WITH WINDS 320/08. RWY 32 IN USE.-ACCORDING TO MR. CRUMBLEY, WHILE PREPARING FOR LANDING AT DALTON (DNN) HE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND DID NOT GET A RIGHT HAND GEAR DOWN GREEN LIGHT. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS CYCLED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THE RIGHT HAND MAIN GEAR GREEN FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE LEFT AND NOSE GREEN LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED DURING THE CYCLE ATTEMPTS. THE PIC THEN MANUALLY ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND PUMPED UNTIL THE HANDLE GOT STIFF. HE NEVER GOT A GREEN SAFE INDICATION ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A FLY BY AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE DALTON AIRPORT ADVISED THE PIC THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY ON THIRD DOWN THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT GEAR FOLDED UP IN TO THE STOWED OR UP POSITION CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER RIGHT EXITING RUNWAY 32 AND REVERSING DIRECTION.-WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED THE R/H GEAR WAS FULLY RETRACTED AND REQUIRED TO BE UN LOCKED AND MANUALLY EXTENDED TO THE LOCKED POSITION .THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND TOWED TO A HANGAR AT THE DALTON AIRPORT. -THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR. THERE WAS NO OTHER EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE IN THE HANGAR THE MASTER SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND THE GEAR PUMP OPERATED AND BUILT UP PRESSURE TO CLOSE THE NOSE GEAR DOORS.
NTSB investigation
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