What happened
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Kapolei, HI (jrf): N4338V, PA28, hard lndg left gear tire separated from acft POB: 2, injuries: none, damage: minor. 08/15/2019 0055Z
Upon inspection of aircraft at incident site, determined that the upper strut scissor link attach point tabs separated from the strut which resulted in the lower strut falling out and being suspended below the aircraft by the brake line until the line was cut/severed by the wing panel. Aircraft then landed on the upper strut which was ground down by friction on the runway.
Damage was isolated to the left main landing gear strut and the left flap.
As the FAA filed it
KAPOLEI, HI (JRF): N4338V, PA28, HARD LNDG LEFT GEAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM ACFT POB: 2, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: MINOR. 08/15/2019 0055Z
UPON INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT AT INCIDENT SITE, DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER STRUT SCISSOR LINK ATTACH POINT TABS SEPARATED FROM THE STRUT WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOWER STRUT FALLING OUT AND BEING SUSPENDED BELOW THE AIRCRAFT BY THE BRAKE LINE UNTIL THE LINE WAS CUT/SEVERED BY THE WING PANEL. AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED ON THE UPPER STRUT WHICH WAS GROUND DOWN BY FRICTION ON THE RUNWAY.
DAMAGE WAS ISOLATED TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT AND THE LEFT FLAP.
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