What was found
LEFT LANDING GEAR DEPARTED UPON LANDING. STRUT ASSY BROKE FROM TRUNNION, LEFT WING TIP IMPACTED RUNWAY, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LOST. POROUS CASTING, INADEQUATE. (X)
- Difficulty date
- August 11, 2000
- Submitted
- August 11, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N17613
- Make and model
- Spartn 7W
- Aircraft serial
- 12
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Trunnion
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Casting
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.