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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Hood River, OR · May 12, 2018

Date
May 12, 2018 · 10:45 local
Place
Hood River, OR
Airport
Ken Jernstedt Airfield
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8937L
Reported as
Piper PA-25-235
Reported engine
Lycoming O-540-B2C5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
258 total2 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On may 12, 2018 at approximately 10:45AM, the aircraft was coming in for a landing on a grass runway. The aircraft touched down and during rollout, the aircraft was veering to the right. The pilot then began to shutdown the aircraft engine to prevent possible damage. When the aircraft came to a stop, the r/h main landing gear had collapsed and damaged the r/h leading edge of the wing. There was not a propeller strike. It was discovered that the r/h main landing gear inboard pivot bolt had sheared.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 12, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45AM, THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMING IN FOR A LANDING ON A GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS VEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT THEN BEGAN TO SHUTDOWN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE TO PREVENT POSSIBLE DAMAGE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, THE R/H MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD COLLAPSED AND DAMAGED THE R/H LEADING EDGE OF THE WING. THERE WAS NOT A PROPELLER STRIKE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE R/H MAIN LANDING GEAR INBOARD PIVOT BOLT HAD SHEARED.

Other reports on N8937L · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.