Probable cause
The failure of the right main landing gear strut due to internal corrosion.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that he had completed a normal landing, and during the landing roll, he heard a "pop noise." He said that the nose veered right, and he applied left rudder, but the right wing dropped and the right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. A postaccident examination of the separated landing gear strut revealed that the interior of the strut exhibited a rust color consistent with oxidation. The separation was consistent with overload.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN11CA661 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Sep 10, 2011
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Huntington, Indiana
- Nearest airport
- Huntington Municipal Airport (HHG)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Luscombe 8A
- N-number
- N71212
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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