Service difficulty report · Wheel Half · Scwzer G164B

Difficulty date
May 21, 2010
Submitted
May 25, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3633C
Make and model
Scwzer G164B
Aircraft serial
776B
Aircraft time
13,250 hours
Engine
Walter M601E11
Engine time
4,211 hours
Part
Wheel Half
Part number
40101
Part serial
910
Condition
Sheared
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHEEL ASSY INNER FLANGE FAILED INFLT. FLANGE BROKE INTO SEVERAL PIECES. TIRE (TUBE TYPE) PUSHED INWARD & PUSHING THE FLANGE PIECES INTO BRAKE ROTOR & DEPRESSED THE CALIPER PISTON. DURING FLT, PILOT NOTICED RT BRAKE PEDAL FELT LOCKED & FLUID LEAKING FROM RT BRAKE VALVE. CONTACTED BASE OF OPS & NOTIFIED GROUND PERSONNEL HE WAS GOING TO LAND ON A DIRT STRIP NEXT TO RUNWAY. ON TOUCHDOWN, RT BRAKE CALIPERS DEPARTED. ACFT VEERED TO RT, CROSSED & WENT OFF THE RUNWAY & INTO A DITCH. ACFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO LT & RT WING SPARS, ENGINE & PROP. VISUAL INSPECTION DID NOT LOCATE INITIAL FAILURE POINT OF FRACTURE.