Pilot Debrief

LUSCOMBE 8A near Huntington, IN — 2011-09-10

Final reportCEN11CA661
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Date
2011-09-10
Location
Huntington, IN, USA
Airport
HHG
Aircraft
LUSCOMBE 8A
Registration
N71212
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The failure of the right main landing gear strut due to internal corrosion.

NTSB narrative

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.

NTSB coding

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Docket documents3

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