What happened
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While taxiing to hangers from runway 28, the left gear collapsed while making a right hand turn from taxiway lima.
Pilot stated that the landing was normal and uneventful. All taxiing was done at a fast walk speed. Multiple turns were made both left and right to turn off the runway and turn onto taxiways n, m, l, and to the hangars. On the second turn to the right, to head to the east side of the hangars from taxiway l, the left main gear collapsed, the left wing settled to the taxiway, and the tail settled to the taxiway. The propeller did not strike the taxiway so he shut the engine down normally.
A members of the fire department and a worker from the FBO helped the pilot jack the airplane and used a ratchet strap to hold the left gear down tied off at the tie down ring. Pilot stated that the left gear swung freely when jacked up. From the photos that were sent in it appears that the left gear is still attached to its hinge point and folded in toward normal travel for the gear retracting into the wing.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE TAXIING TO HANGERS FROM RUNWAY 28, THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM TAXIWAY LIMA.
PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. ALL TAXIING WAS DONE AT A FAST WALK SPEED. MULTIPLE TURNS WERE MADE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TO TURN OFF THE RUNWAY AND TURN ONTO TAXIWAYS N, M, L, AND TO THE HANGARS. ON THE SECOND TURN TO THE RIGHT, TO HEAD TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE HANGARS FROM TAXIWAY L, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, THE LEFT WING SETTLED TO THE TAXIWAY, AND THE TAIL SETTLED TO THE TAXIWAY. THE PROPELLER DID NOT STRIKE THE TAXIWAY SO HE SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN NORMALLY.
A MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A WORKER FROM THE FBO HELPED THE PILOT JACK THE AIRPLANE AND USED A RATCHET STRAP TO HOLD THE LEFT GEAR DOWN TIED OFF AT THE TIE DOWN RING. PILOT STATED THAT THE LEFT GEAR SWUNG FREELY WHEN JACKED UP. FROM THE PHOTOS THAT WERE SENT IN IT APPEARS THAT THE LEFT GEAR IS STILL ATTACHED TO ITS HINGE POINT AND FOLDED IN TOWARD NORMAL TRAVEL FOR THE GEAR RETRACTING INTO THE WING.
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