What happened
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On July 11, 2016, the operator of N84023 experienced a landing gear malfunction and departed runway 06 to the left side into the grass. The weather reported at the airport was day VFR (wind at 070 at 4KTS, sky clear, visibility 10 miles, surface conditions dry). The pilot stated that he performed all of his required checklists prior to landing. The aircraft touched down within the 1000? Markers and the pilot stated that shortly after touchdown, ?the left main gear collapsed.? The pilot tried to maintain directional control of the aircraft but could not.
Upon investigation, the aircraft departed the runway due to a mechanical left main gear malfunction. There is evidence that clearly supports the extension of the right main landing gear. This is conclusive in part by the dark skid mark from the right main landing gear that starts from runway center and exits the left side of runway 06/24. Upon exiting the runway, the right wing (at the leading edge wing root) impacted the runway edge light and destroyed it. The skid mark continues into the grass. This same skid mark leaves a deep rut in the grass and then jumps into a second deep rut in the grass and comes to a stop. There are clear indications that the left main failed due to left wing tip damage and a filed down pitot tube. There is a white line from the metal of the pitot tube scraping the runway parallel to the skid marks from the right main landing gear tire. There are also indications that the nose wheel was intermittently making contact with the runway due to skid marks parallel to the skid marks from the right main tire. There was also evidence on the runway that the propeller struck the pavement. Although the spacing was uniform and started approximately 20 inches apart and gradually ended up approximately 4 feet apart. This indicates that that there was no power added and no attempt to increase pitch attitude for a go around.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 11, 2016, THE OPERATOR OF N84023 EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION AND DEPARTED RUNWAY 06 TO THE LEFT SIDE INTO THE GRASS. THE WEATHER REPORTED AT THE AIRPORT WAS DAY VFR (WIND AT 070 AT 4KTS, SKY CLEAR, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, SURFACE CONDITIONS DRY). THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED ALL OF HIS REQUIRED CHECKLISTS PRIOR TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITHIN THE 1000? MARKERS AND THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, ?THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.? THE PILOT TRIED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT COULD NOT.
UPON INVESTIGATION, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY DUE TO A MECHANICAL LEFT MAIN GEAR MALFUNCTION. THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT CLEARLY SUPPORTS THE EXTENSION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THIS IS CONCLUSIVE IN PART BY THE DARK SKID MARK FROM THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR THAT STARTS FROM RUNWAY CENTER AND EXITS THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 06/24. UPON EXITING THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WING (AT THE LEADING EDGE WING ROOT) IMPACTED THE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT AND DESTROYED IT. THE SKID MARK CONTINUES INTO THE GRASS. THIS SAME SKID MARK LEAVES A DEEP RUT IN THE GRASS AND THEN JUMPS INTO A SECOND DEEP RUT IN THE GRASS AND COMES TO A STOP. THERE ARE CLEAR INDICATIONS THAT THE LEFT MAIN FAILED DUE TO LEFT WING TIP DAMAGE AND A FILED DOWN PITOT TUBE. THERE IS A WHITE LINE FROM THE METAL OF THE PITOT TUBE SCRAPING THE RUNWAY PARALLEL TO THE SKID MARKS FROM THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE. THERE ARE ALSO INDICATIONS THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS INTERMITTENTLY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY DUE TO SKID MARKS PARALLEL TO THE SKID MARKS FROM THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE. THERE WAS ALSO EVIDENCE ON THE RUNWAY THAT THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE PAVEMENT. ALTHOUGH THE SPACING WAS UNIFORM AND STARTED APPROXIMATELY 20 INCHES APART AND GRADUALLY ENDED UP APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET APART. THIS INDICATES THAT THAT THERE WAS NO POWER ADDED AND NO ATTEMPT TO INCREASE PITCH ATTITUDE FOR A GO AROUND.
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