Probable cause
The collapse of the left main landing gear which resulted in the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
NTSB analysis
The private pilot was landing when he used right rudder to correct for drift and inadvertently applied uneven right braking. The left main gear on the experimental amateur built airplane then collapsed causing the left wing and the propeller to strike the runway. There was substantial damage to the left wing, but no injuries to the solo pilot.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN09CA045 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Nov 1, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Mack, Colorado
- Nearest airport
- Mack Mesa Airport (C07)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built BEARHAWK
- N-number
- N3119X
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.