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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 195B · Montauk, NY · August 1, 2012

Date
August 1, 2012 · 13:00 local
Place
Montauk, NY
Airport
Montauk
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N195LC
Reported as
Cessna 195B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
10,443 total275 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

PIC stated: "after a short flight around the Montauk area, I entered the right hand traffic pattern to rwy 24 at Montauk Airport. The approach and landing were normal. As the aircraft was in the rollout it began moving toward the left side of the runway. Full right rudder and right brake would not compensate for the approximate 20-25 degree angle divergence toward the left edge of the runway. As the aircraft came to a complete stop the left wing dropped significantly as the left main gear spread outward (tire moved outboard toward the left wingtip). The propeller contacted the runway pavement. I secured the aircraft and the 2 (two) passengers and I exited the aircraft. After looking at the left spring steel gear leg, it was obvious that it failed and collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

PIC STATED: "AFTER A SHORT FLIGHT AROUND THE MONTAUK AREA, I ENTERED THE RIGHT HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN TO RWY 24 AT MONTAUK AIRPORT. THE APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE ROLLOUT IT BEGAN MOVING TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT BRAKE WOULD NOT COMPENSATE FOR THE APPROXIMATE 20-25 DEGREE ANGLE DIVERGENCE TOWARD THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE LEFT WING DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY AS THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SPREAD OUTWARD (TIRE MOVED OUTBOARD TOWARD THE LEFT WINGTIP). THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT. I SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE 2 (TWO) PASSENGERS AND I EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER LOOKING AT THE LEFT SPRING STEEL GEAR LEG, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT IT FAILED AND COLLAPSED.