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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T337G · Brookneal, VA · April 11, 2015

Date: April 11, 2015 · 14:20 local
Place: Brookneal, VA
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7CY
Reported as: Cessna T337G
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 419 total326 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N7CYRegistration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Cessna T337GS/N P3370086 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna T337G Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot had door unlock and open while in VFR cruise flight at 9500' MSL. He could not lock the door and started a descent to for a landing at 0V4. The approach was a high speed right base turn to final with the landing gear up. The landing gear was extended while on short final. Touch down was attempted with the landing gear in transit. The right mainmount wheel/axle/brake assembly broke off during the initial touch down. The aircraft porpoised on the runway and then ran off on the right side. While rolling through the grassy area on the right side of the runway, the nose gear broke off and the right landing gear strut without the wheel assembly dug into the grass and was forced back into the retracted position. The aircraft then turned to the left about 80 degrees and rolled to the right coming to rest on the right wingtip.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAD DOOR UNLOCK AND OPEN WHILE IN VFR CRUISE FLIGHT AT 9500' MSL. HE COULD NOT LOCK THE DOOR AND STARTED A DESCENT TO FOR A LANDING AT 0V4. THE APPROACH WAS A HIGH SPEED RIGHT BASE TURN TO FINAL WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP. THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED WHILE ON SHORT FINAL. TOUCH DOWN WAS ATTEMPTED WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN TRANSIT. THE RIGHT MAINMOUNT WHEEL/AXLE/BRAKE ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF DURING THE INITIAL TOUCH DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED ON THE RUNWAY AND THEN RAN OFF ON THE RIGHT SIDE. WHILE ROLLING THROUGH THE GRASSY AREA ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUT WITHOUT THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY DUG INTO THE GRASS AND WAS FORCED BACK INTO THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED TO THE LEFT ABOUT 80 DEGREES AND ROLLED TO THE RIGHT COMING TO REST ON THE RIGHT WINGTIP.