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.
On landing at a remote gravel landing strip, the aircraft sustained substantial damage to the propeller, left wing, left horizontal stabilizer and left main gear strut/axle.
Airman stated after touchdown he felt a shudder in the rudder and when he tried to apply brakes he had no brake pressure. Then he saw the detached left main wheel/tire rolling forward of the aircraft.
Further inspection revealed 4 bolts had broken off at the left main wheel axle which caused the left main gear strut to break free at the left strut gear box attachment point.
As the FAA filed it
ON LANDING AT A REMOTE GRAVEL LANDING STRIP, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LEFT WING, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT/AXLE.
AIRMAN STATED AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE FELT A SHUDDER IN THE RUDDER AND WHEN HE TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES HE HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE. THEN HE SAW THE DETACHED LEFT MAIN WHEEL/TIRE ROLLING FORWARD OF THE AIRCRAFT.
FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED 4 BOLTS HAD BROKEN OFF AT THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL AXLE WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT TO BREAK FREE AT THE LEFT STRUT GEAR BOX ATTACHMENT POINT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.