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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulfstream American AA-5A · Houston, TX · September 1, 2013

Date: September 1, 2013 · 16:42 local
Place: Houston, TX
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N26794
Reported as: Gulfstream American AA-5A
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total100 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N26794Registered now · Gulfstream American AA-5AS/N AA5A0728 · Built 1978 Airframe modelGulfstream American AA-5A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

PIC was landing at ellington field (efd) on runway 22 with a slight crosswind. Wind was reported at 170 at 10 KTS. Pilot allowed the aircraft to drift to the right side of the runway and then executed a go-around. During the go-around the aircraft struck a runway distance sign with the right main gear. The sign stands five feet tall about 40 feet to the side of runway 22. Pilot returned for a landing on runway 17R. During touch down the right main gear collapsed causing the aircraft to veer right, completing a 180 degree turn and come to rest about 100 feet off the right side of the runway on the grass. Right main gear collapsed because the attach bolts failed. Damage was to the right main gear, right main gear door and a small dent to the right flap. Runway distance sign was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

PIC WAS LANDING AT ELLINGTON FIELD (EFD) ON RUNWAY 22 WITH A SLIGHT CROSSWIND. WIND WAS REPORTED AT 170 AT 10 KTS. PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE GO-AROUND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY DISTANCE SIGN WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. THE SIGN STANDS FIVE FEET TALL ABOUT 40 FEET TO THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 22. PILOT RETURNED FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 17R. DURING TOUCH DOWN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER RIGHT, COMPLETING A 180 DEGREE TURN AND COME TO REST ABOUT 100 FEET OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ON THE GRASS. RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED BECAUSE THE ATTACH BOLTS FAILED. DAMAGE WAS TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR AND A SMALL DENT TO THE RIGHT FLAP. RUNWAY DISTANCE SIGN WAS DESTROYED.