What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 29, 2021, at 1200 MST, a Champion 7GCAA, N2597F,privacy data omitted, had a landing gear malfunction in flight and the landing gear collapsed on landing at Belen Regional Airport, Belen, new Mexico, while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and the certificated private pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated at los lunas new Mexico, on August 29, 2021 at around 1100 MST.
The LH main gear frame & oleo assembly failed for no apparent reason. However, based on the aircraft records the aircraft had some landing gear maintenance performed in the past due to a hard landing. This may have contributed to the part failure.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 29, 2021, AT 1200 MST, A CHAMPION 7GCAA, N2597F,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD A LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AT BELEN REGIONAL AIRPORT, BELEN, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LOS LUNAS NEW MEXICO, ON AUGUST 29, 2021 AT AROUND 1100 MST.
THE LH MAIN GEAR FRAME & OLEO ASSEMBLY FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HOWEVER, BASED ON THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS THE AIRCRAFT HAD SOME LANDING GEAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED IN THE PAST DUE TO A HARD LANDING. THIS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PART FAILURE.
Other reports on N2597F · 1
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