Pilot Debrief

NELAND RICHARD L DAYTONA SU near Guymon, OK — 2009-02-26

Final reportCEN09LA197
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Date
2009-02-26
Location
Guymon, OK, USA
Airport
GUY
Aircraft
NELAND RICHARD L DAYTONA SU
Registration
N170DN
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

Failure of the left main landing gear shock/strut during takeoff for undetermined reasons.

NTSB narrative

During takeoff, the experimental airplane's left main landing gear shock strut rod separated. During an emergency landing, the separated rod impaled the ground, which caused the airplane to nose over on the left wing and come to rest inverted. The airplane was equipped with 35-inch-wide tundra tires. According to the tire manufacturer, several operators of this make/model airplane are equipped with 31-inch-wide tundra tires and there have been no reported shock strut rod separations. The investigation could not determine why the rod separated.

NTSB coding

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