What happened
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On December 15,2010, at approximately 1840 hours aircraft Beechcraft BE-18S, N737SW, s/n BA-402, landed on runway 31 at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (fxe). The aircraft was on a 14CFR part 91 reposition flight back to fxe. The pilot, the sole occupant on the aircraft, reported a normal landing. However, when he tapped on the brakes the rt MLG collapsed and at the same time the rt wing contacted the ground. The aircraft was removed from the active runway at approximately 2330 hrs. The aircraft suffered the following damage upon impacting the ground: rt propeller blades were curled aft at the tip of the blades, rt wing tip was dented/scratched, rt wing aileron and flap with minor dents, rt "tie down" loop bent, and rt engine air intake scoop damaged. After the aircraft was removed from the runway and secured an inspection of the rt MLG was conducted. The inspection revealed that the failure of the rt MLG was due to a broken rt MLG drag brace. The drag brace broke at about three inches from the bottom hinge where attaches to the rt MLG strut. It appears that over the years the drag brace developed an internal crack which caused the structure of the drag brace to weaken causing the rt MLG to collapse. The inspection of the drag brace reveals the following discrepancies:- the bottom hinge grease fitting was loose. The hinge bushing was frozen in-place and showed signs of corrosion on the inside walls of the bushing. The bushing bolt was worn due to spinning within the bushing.- the top hinge bushing had minor scoring corrosion within the inside walls of the bushing.- the drag brace tube shows signs of corrosion all along the inside walls of the tube. After further analyzing all of the facts mentioned above this occurrence is considered a minor incident. The aircraft spars/ribs were not damaged and no pilot injuries were involved.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 15,2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1840 HOURS AIRCRAFT BEECHCRAFT BE-18S, N737SW, S/N BA-402, LANDED ON RUNWAY 31 AT FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FXE). THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A 14CFR PART 91 REPOSITION FLIGHT BACK TO FXE. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON THE AIRCRAFT, REPORTED A NORMAL LANDING. HOWEVER, WHEN HE TAPPED ON THE BRAKES THE RT MLG COLLAPSED AND AT THE SAME TIME THE RT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 2330 HRS. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE UPON IMPACTING THE GROUND: RT PROPELLER BLADES WERE CURLED AFT AT THE TIP OF THE BLADES, RT WING TIP WAS DENTED/SCRATCHED, RT WING AILERON AND FLAP WITH MINOR DENTS, RT "TIE DOWN" LOOP BENT, AND RT ENGINE AIR INTAKE SCOOP DAMAGED. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND SECURED AN INSPECTION OF THE RT MLG WAS CONDUCTED. THE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE RT MLG WAS DUE TO A BROKEN RT MLG DRAG BRACE. THE DRAG BRACE BROKE AT ABOUT THREE INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM HINGE WHERE ATTACHES TO THE RT MLG STRUT. IT APPEARS THAT OVER THE YEARS THE DRAG BRACE DEVELOPED AN INTERNAL CRACK WHICH CAUSED THE STRUCTURE OF THE DRAG BRACE TO WEAKEN CAUSING THE RT MLG TO COLLAPSE.THE INSPECTION OF THE DRAG BRACE REVEALS THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES:- THE BOTTOM HINGE GREASE FITTING WAS LOOSE. THE HINGE BUSHING WAS FROZEN IN-PLACE AND SHOWED SIGNS OF CORROSION ON THE INSIDE WALLS OF THE BUSHING. THE BUSHING BOLT WAS WORN DUE TO SPINNING WITHIN THE BUSHING.- THE TOP HINGE BUSHING HAD MINOR SCORING CORROSION WITHIN THE INSIDE WALLS OF THE BUSHING.- THE DRAG BRACE TUBE SHOWS SIGNS OF CORROSION ALL ALONG THE INSIDE WALLS OF THE TUBE.AFTER FURTHER ANALYZING ALL OF THE FACTS MENTIONED ABOVE THIS OCCURRENCE IS CONSIDERED A MINOR INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SPARS/RIBS WERE NOT DAMAGED AND NO PILOT INJURIES WERE INVOLVED.
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