What happened
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On the morning of may 4 privacy data omitted was practicing stop and go landings in a newly purchased CE-195 with a more experienced CE-195 pilot. According to discussion with privacy data omitted, discussion with and statement by the other pilot with him, and viewing video tape of landing, the pilot turned to C4 that he had requested, at too high of speed. The left landing gear bent under where the designed bend is to allow for the wheel to mount perpendicular to the ground. The aircraft the hopped sideways a three times with each hop preceded by the wheel rim and axel contacted the tarmac leaving marks and portions of the wheel outer rim material. The aircraft then spun around. The wing tip and propeller did not contact the ground. The gear box area had sheared rivets and bucking of fuselage skin adjoining it. There was also some bucking of sink at the left with spar attachment point.
As the FAA filed it
ON THE MORNING OF MAY 4 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRACTICING STOP AND GO LANDINGS IN A NEWLY PURCHASED CE-195 WITH A MORE EXPERIENCED CE-195 PILOT. ACCORDING TO DISCUSSION WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DISCUSSION WITH AND STATEMENT BY THE OTHER PILOT WITH HIM, AND VIEWING VIDEO TAPE OF LANDING, THE PILOT TURNED TO C4 THAT HE HAD REQUESTED, AT TOO HIGH OF SPEED. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR BENT UNDER WHERE THE DESIGNED BEND IS TO ALLOW FOR THE WHEEL TO MOUNT PERPENDICULAR TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THE HOPPED SIDEWAYS A THREE TIMES WITH EACH HOP PRECEDED BY THE WHEEL RIM AND AXEL CONTACTED THE TARMAC LEAVING MARKS AND PORTIONS OF THE WHEEL OUTER RIM MATERIAL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SPUN AROUND. THE WING TIP AND PROPELLER DID NOT CONTACT THE GROUND. THE GEAR BOX AREA HAD SHEARED RIVETS AND BUCKING OF FUSELAGE SKIN ADJOINING IT. THERE WAS ALSO SOME BUCKING OF SINK AT THE LEFT WITH SPAR ATTACHMENT POINT.
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