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Instructor was performing touch and goes with student using runway 22 at cdw airport when the left main landing gear failed. Upon arrival, privacy data omitted, airport manager who observed the landing, stated that everything appeared normal until touchdown. He noticed the left wing was much lower. At first he tought it was a flat tire on the left gear, but then realized the gear had failed. privacy data omitted Was also interviewed and he stated there were no abnormal issues during the landing, other than having to correct for overdrift. However the touchdown was smooth. During the initial assesment of the scene, at the point of touchdown, there was a large oily stain on the ground 12 feet to the right of the runway centerline on the hold short markings. A piece of the main landing gear strut was found 124 ft. forward of the oil stain. There were traces of white and red paint ground scarring running parallel to the center line of the runway and continued to where the aircraft came to rest 1,279 ft from the oil stain. Aircraft stopped past the 3000 ft marker on the left side of the runway. The left main landing gear was laying underneath the left flap. There was damage to the left flap where it rested on top of the main tire and brake assembly, and the left forward wing tip. A runway marker light was found laying approximately 5 feet aft of the left wing. Once aircraft was moved to a repair facility, further inspection of the left main landing gear revealed the upper attach point of the torque link on the strut housing had broken away and separated from the main gear. Inspection of the right main landing gear revealed a hair-line crack in the same area where the left main gear strut housing failed. There was no evidence of major damage found on the wing or landing gear areas. No other defects noted. A review of the aircraft maintenance records was completed and the findings are as follows; last annual inspection was performed in aug. 1, 2011. Total time at time of inspection was 2763.7 last ELT inspection (per 14 CFR part 91.207) was complied with on aug. 1, 2011. ELT battery is due aug. 2013. Last altimeter inspection (per 14 CFR part 91.411 and part 43 appendix e & f) was complied with om July 9, 2010 by crs DW1R. ATC transponder was tested (per 14 CFR part 43 appendix e) on July 9, 2010 by crs DW1R.
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INSTRUCTOR WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES WITH STUDENT USING RUNWAY 22 AT CDW AIRPORT WHEN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED. UPON ARRIVAL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AIRPORT MANAGER WHO OBSERVED THE LANDING, STATED THAT EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL UNTIL TOUCHDOWN. HE NOTICED THE LEFT WING WAS MUCH LOWER. AT FIRST HE TOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT TIRE ON THE LEFT GEAR, BUT THEN REALIZED THE GEAR HAD FAILED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ALSO INTERVIEWED AND HE STATED THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL ISSUES DURING THE LANDING, OTHER THAN HAVING TO CORRECT FOR OVERDRIFT. HOWEVER THE TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH. DURING THE INITIAL ASSESMENT OF THE SCENE, AT THE POINT OF TOUCHDOWN, THERE WAS A LARGE OILY STAIN ON THE GROUND 12 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE ON THE HOLD SHORT MARKINGS. A PIECE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT WAS FOUND 124 FT. FORWARD OF THE OIL STAIN. THERE WERE TRACES OF WHITE AND RED PAINT GROUND SCARRING RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED TO WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 1,279 FT FROM THE OIL STAIN. AIRCRAFT STOPPED PAST THE 3000 FT MARKER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS LAYING UNDERNEATH THE LEFT FLAP. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP WHERE IT RESTED ON TOP OF THE MAIN TIRE AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY, AND THE LEFT FORWARD WING TIP. A RUNWAY MARKER LIGHT WAS FOUND LAYING APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET AFT OF THE LEFT WING. ONCE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A REPAIR FACILITY, FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR REVEALED THE UPPER ATTACH POINT OF THE TORQUE LINK ON THE STRUT HOUSING HAD BROKEN AWAY AND SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN GEAR. INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR REVEALED A HAIR-LINE CRACK IN THE SAME AREA WHERE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT HOUSING FAILED. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF MAJOR DAMAGE FOUND ON THE WING OR LANDING GEAR AREAS. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS WAS COMPLETED AND THE FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS; LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IN AUG. 1, 2011. TOTAL TIME AT TIME OF INSPECTION WAS 2763.7 LAST ELT INSPECTION (PER 14 CFR PART 91.207) WAS COMPLIED WITH ON AUG. 1, 2011. ELT BATTERY IS DUE AUG. 2013. LAST ALTIMETER INSPECTION (PER 14 CFR PART 91.411 AND PART 43 APPENDIX E & F) WAS COMPLIED WITH OM JULY 9, 2010 BY CRS DW1R. ATC TRANSPONDER WAS TESTED (PER 14 CFR PART 43 APPENDIX E) ON JULY 9, 2010 BY CRS DW1R.