What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 5th, 2023 at approximately 1650 local time privacy data omitteda privacy data omitted P68C operated by a 14 CFR part 135 operator lost its left hand gear during taxi after a successful landing on runway 25 at saint Ignace, Mackinac County Airport (83D). The flight originated from Mackinac island airport (mcd) with one pilot (commercial licensed) and 5 passengers a normal take-off, flight, and landing were performed, and upon slowing to below 5KTS the pilot conducted a right turn at the end of runway 25 to enter the parallel taxiway and approximately 90DEG’S into the turn the left main gear departed the aircraft and the left side of the aircraft dropped to the ground rotating the aircraft approximately 90 degrees back to the left. The pilot then performed emergency shutdown procedures of both engines and conducted an evacuation of passengers from the aircraft.
Post-incident details:
The aircraft was sitting on the nose gear, right main gear, and left side of the fuselage along the left main gear attach point and the left wing tip. Left engine propeller tips had lightly scrapped/contacted the ground. The left elevator was very close to the ground but never contacted. The left gear assembly was laying on the taxiway approximately 3FT aft of its attach point. The left gear attach fairing was ripped and torn in several places due to the gear sliding out of the box assembly that retains it. Inspection of the left gear attach point bolt and clevis found the NAS1106-24 bolt at some undetermined time had sheared directly above the lower side of the clevis opening and upon this last landing the upward vertical force of landing on the gear was transferred to the clevis via a downward force and the clevis was forced open thus releasing the gear and allowing it to depart the aircraft upon the 90 degree turn to the right.
Post-incident details:
The aircraft was sitting on the nose gear, right main gear, and left side of the fuselage along the left main gear attach point and the left wing tip. Left engine propeller tips had lightly scrapped/contacted the ground. The left elevator was very close to the ground but never contacted. The left gear assembly was laying on the taxiway approximately 3FT aft of its attach point. The left gear attach fairing was ripped and torn in several places due to the gear sliding out of the box assembly that retains it. Inspection of the left gear attach point bolt and clevis found the NAS1106-24 bolt at some undetermined time had sheared directly above the lower side of the clevis opening and upon this last landing the vertical force of landing on the gear was transferred to the clevis via a downward force and it was forced open thus releasing the gear and allowing it to depart the aircraft upon the 90 degree turn to the right.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 5TH, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1650 LOCAL TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ P68C OPERATED BY A 14 CFR PART 135 OPERATOR LOST ITS LEFT HAND GEAR DURING TAXI AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT SAINT IGNACE, MACKINAC COUNTY AIRPORT (83D). THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MACKINAC ISLAND AIRPORT (MCD) WITH ONE PILOT (COMMERCIAL LICENSED) AND 5 PASSENGERS A NORMAL TAKE-OFF, FLIGHT, AND LANDING WERE PERFORMED, AND UPON SLOWING TO BELOW 5KTS THE PILOT CONDUCTED A RIGHT TURN AT THE END OF RUNWAY 25 TO ENTER THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 90DEG’S INTO THE TURN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED TO THE GROUND ROTATING THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES BACK TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT THEN PERFORMED EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES OF BOTH ENGINES AND CONDUCTED AN EVACUATION OF PASSENGERS FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
POST-INCIDENT DETAILS:
THE AIRCRAFT WAS SITTING ON THE NOSE GEAR, RIGHT MAIN GEAR, AND LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE ALONG THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ATTACH POINT AND THE LEFT WING TIP. LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER TIPS HAD LIGHTLY SCRAPPED/CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE LEFT ELEVATOR WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE GROUND BUT NEVER CONTACTED. THE LEFT GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS LAYING ON THE TAXIWAY APPROXIMATELY 3FT AFT OF ITS ATTACH POINT. THE LEFT GEAR ATTACH FAIRING WAS RIPPED AND TORN IN SEVERAL PLACES DUE TO THE GEAR SLIDING OUT OF THE BOX ASSEMBLY THAT RETAINS IT. INSPECTION OF THE LEFT GEAR ATTACH POINT BOLT AND CLEVIS FOUND THE NAS1106-24 BOLT AT SOME UNDETERMINED TIME HAD SHEARED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE LOWER SIDE OF THE CLEVIS OPENING AND UPON THIS LAST LANDING THE UPWARD VERTICAL FORCE OF LANDING ON THE GEAR WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE CLEVIS VIA A DOWNWARD FORCE AND THE CLEVIS WAS FORCED OPEN THUS RELEASING THE GEAR AND ALLOWING IT TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT UPON THE 90 DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT.
POST-INCIDENT DETAILS:
THE AIRCRAFT WAS SITTING ON THE NOSE GEAR, RIGHT MAIN GEAR, AND LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE ALONG THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ATTACH POINT AND THE LEFT WING TIP. LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER TIPS HAD LIGHTLY SCRAPPED/CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE LEFT ELEVATOR WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE GROUND BUT NEVER CONTACTED. THE LEFT GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS LAYING ON THE TAXIWAY APPROXIMATELY 3FT AFT OF ITS ATTACH POINT. THE LEFT GEAR ATTACH FAIRING WAS RIPPED AND TORN IN SEVERAL PLACES DUE TO THE GEAR SLIDING OUT OF THE BOX ASSEMBLY THAT RETAINS IT. INSPECTION OF THE LEFT GEAR ATTACH POINT BOLT AND CLEVIS FOUND THE NAS1106-24 BOLT AT SOME UNDETERMINED TIME HAD SHEARED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE LOWER SIDE OF THE CLEVIS OPENING AND UPON THIS LAST LANDING THE VERTICAL FORCE OF LANDING ON THE GEAR WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE CLEVIS VIA A DOWNWARD FORCE AND IT WAS FORCED OPEN THUS RELEASING THE GEAR AND ALLOWING IT TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT UPON THE 90 DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT.