What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft N101RU serial number 01 experienced right gear failure on landing in Homerville, GA on 5/12/2010. During inspection the right shock strut lower attach point appeared sheared at the welded lug. Lower struts sheared 6 inches above welded attach point. Right flap trailing edge damaged along with lower wing skin and tip. Both sides of the aft fuselage are badly wrinkled. All signs indicate a hard landing. Shock strut fittings were shipped to the NTSB for failure analyst. As of 6/4/2010 waiting on analyst results. Received NTSB results 6/18/2010 and the fitting failed due to over stress. This supports the determination of a hard landing.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT N101RU SERIAL NUMBER 01 EXPERIENCED RIGHT GEAR FAILURE ON LANDING IN HOMERVILLE, GA ON 5/12/2010. DURING INSPECTION THE RIGHT SHOCK STRUT LOWER ATTACH POINT APPEARED SHEARED AT THE WELDED LUG. LOWER STRUTS SHEARED 6 INCHES ABOVE WELDED ATTACH POINT. RIGHT FLAP TRAILING EDGE DAMAGED ALONG WITH LOWER WING SKIN AND TIP. BOTH SIDES OF THE AFT FUSELAGE ARE BADLY WRINKLED. ALL SIGNS INDICATE A HARD LANDING. SHOCK STRUT FITTINGS WERE SHIPPED TO THE NTSB FOR FAILURE ANALYST. AS OF 6/4/2010 WAITING ON ANALYST RESULTS. RECEIVED NTSB RESULTS 6/18/2010 AND THE FITTING FAILED DUE TO OVER STRESS. THIS SUPPORTS THE DETERMINATION OF A HARD LANDING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.