What happened
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Pilot departed from hammonton airport NJ, climbed to 2000FT and contacted acy radar. Pilot stated he noticed a strange motion in the plane. Then he heard banging. He noticed the left landing gear was dangling to the rear of the left wing and hitting the flap. He contacted Atlantic City approach control, declared an emergency and prepared to land at acy. During the approach the banging stopped. He made a normal landing with the lower half of the left landing gear missing. The lower half of the landing gear had broken away from the aircraft during the descent from 2000 ft and approach into acy. There was minor damage to the aircraft after landing, consisting of the upper half of the left gear strut, flap and underside of wing. The upper half of the landing gear has not been available for closer microscopic inspection to determine the cause of the lower half of the gear failing in flight and falling off the aircraft. When the upper half of the landing gear is provided to this office by either the owner or insurance company this report will be amended, as necessary. Accordingly, blocks 21A, 21B and 42 can not be determined at this time.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED FROM HAMMONTON AIRPORT NJ, CLIMBED TO 2000FT AND CONTACTED ACY RADAR. PILOT STATED HE NOTICED A STRANGE MOTION IN THE PLANE. THEN HE HEARD BANGING. HE NOTICED THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS DANGLING TO THE REAR OF THE LEFT WING AND HITTING THE FLAP. HE CONTACTED ATLANTIC CITY APPROACH CONTROL, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PREPARED TO LAND AT ACY. DURING THE APPROACH THE BANGING STOPPED. HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING WITH THE LOWER HALF OF THE LEFT LANDING GEAR MISSING. THE LOWER HALF OF THE LANDING GEAR HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE DESCENT FROM 2000 FT AND APPROACH INTO ACY. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING, CONSISTING OF THE UPPER HALF OF THE LEFT GEAR STRUT, FLAP AND UNDERSIDE OF WING. THE UPPER HALF OF THE LANDING GEAR HAS NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR CLOSER MICROSCOPIC INSPECTION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE LOWER HALF OF THE GEAR FAILING IN FLIGHT AND FALLING OFF THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN THE UPPER HALF OF THE LANDING GEAR IS PROVIDED TO THIS OFFICE BY EITHER THE OWNER OR INSURANCE COMPANY THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED, AS NECESSARY. ACCORDINGLY, BLOCKS 21A, 21B AND 42 CAN NOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.
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