Service difficulty report · None · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
October 4, 2022
Submitted
October 10, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N911TM
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft serial
10194
Aircraft time
6,550 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
None
Part number
C23912
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Zone 700
Part time
2,192 hours
Component
Landing Gear As · Robsin
Component part number
C01427
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND WAS SHUT DOWN BY THE PILOT. AFTER SHUTDOWN THE PILOT INSTALLED THE GROUND HANDLING WHEELS AND BEGAN TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE HANGAR. WHILE GROUND HANDLING THE AIRCRAFT THE AFT RIGHT HAND LANDING GEAR STRUT BROKE AND COLLAPSED. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE STRUT REVEALED A CRACK THAT STARTED AT THE WELDED BRACE ON THE UPPER STRUT AND EXTENDED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE STRUT.