Pilot Debrief

DENISAR RICHARD A LANCAIR 320 near Lumberton, NJ — 2013-10-22

Final reportERA14CA016
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Date
2013-10-22
Location
Lumberton, NJ, USA
Airport
N14
Aircraft
DENISAR RICHARD A LANCAIR 320
Registration
N825D
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

A hard landing by the pilot, which resulted in overload failure of landing gear components and surrounding structure.

NTSB narrative

The pilot initially reported that the airplane landed "a little hard" and he performed a go-around. During the second landing, the right main landing gear collapsed and the airplane departed the right side of the runway. In a subsequent statement, he described the first landing as a "bounce" and suggested a phenolic block in the airframe landing-gear support structure had failed, which resulted in the gear collapse and substantial damage to the airplane. Examination of the wreckage and photographs by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aviation safety inspector revealed that an aluminum landing gear bracket as well as the surrounding structure failed due to impact and overload.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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  • 8 docket documents
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Docket documents8

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