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Cessna N216WA s/n 421A-0032.
PIC - privacy data omitted. The airman reported the intended flight was to maintain IFR currency. Aircraft owner privacy data omitted acting as safety pilot while under the hood. Several sucessful approaches were compelted until the final landing in oak rwy 27R. Both pilots confirmed 3 green gear annunciations during approach. Landing was normal and uneventful until rollout when left main gear collapsed causing the aircraft to skid to the left coming to a stop in the dirt at taxiway kilo.
There was no pre or post landing fire and no injuries.
Upon inspection of the aircraft the following damage was noted:
Multiple holes, scrapes and dents in the left wing, aileron and flaps.
Left wing leading edge spar was bent and broken from impact with a pole in the dirt at taxiway kilo.
The left bellcrank pivot bolt sheared.
Left strut bellcrank attach clevis fwd ear broken.
Bellcrank clevis casting at side brace lock link has one side broken off.
The last annual inspection was completed 1/23/2013.
The problem is a repeat discrepancy from 6/2006
SDR FAA report # 2006062700332
As the FAA filed it
CESSNA N216WA S/N 421A-0032.
PIC - ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRMAN REPORTED THE INTENDED FLIGHT WAS TO MAINTAIN IFR CURRENCY. AIRCRAFT OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACTING AS SAFETY PILOT WHILE UNDER THE HOOD. SEVERAL SUCESSFUL APPROACHES WERE COMPELTED UNTIL THE FINAL LANDING IN OAK RWY 27R. BOTH PILOTS CONFIRMED 3 GREEN GEAR ANNUNCIATIONS DURING APPROACH. LANDING WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL UNTIL ROLLOUT WHEN LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID TO THE LEFT COMING TO A STOP IN THE DIRT AT TAXIWAY KILO.
THERE WAS NO PRE OR POST LANDING FIRE AND NO INJURIES.
UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE WAS NOTED:
MULTIPLE HOLES, SCRAPES AND DENTS IN THE LEFT WING, AILERON AND FLAPS.
LEFT WING LEADING EDGE SPAR WAS BENT AND BROKEN FROM IMPACT WITH A POLE IN THE DIRT AT TAXIWAY KILO.
THE LEFT BELLCRANK PIVOT BOLT SHEARED.
LEFT STRUT BELLCRANK ATTACH CLEVIS FWD EAR BROKEN.
BELLCRANK CLEVIS CASTING AT SIDE BRACE LOCK LINK HAS ONE SIDE BROKEN OFF.
THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED 1/23/2013.
THE PROBLEM IS A REPEAT DISCREPANCY FROM 6/2006
SDR FAA REPORT # 2006062700332
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