BRIGHTON, CO, USA
N8203G
CESSNA 177RG
THE PLT TOOK OFF ON A FLT FROM HECKENDORF RANCH STRIP (CO13) TO VAN AIRE ARPT (CO12), WHICH WAS NEARBY, TO LOAD THE ACFT & PROCEED ON ANOTHER FLT. BEFORE LANDING (AT CO12), HE MOVED THE GEAR SELECTOR DOWN & NOTED A SAFE INDICATOR LIGHT. AT TOUCHDOWN, BOTH MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & THE PLANE TRACKED OFF THE RWY TO THE LEFT. AFTER LEAVING THE RWY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IN THE DIRT & THE WINGS & FUSELAGE WERE DAMAGED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE DOWN LOCK SPRING HAD FAILED & ALLOWED THE DOWNLOCK TO RELEASE AT TOUCHDOWN.
FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK, WHICH ALLOWED THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE DURING THE LANDING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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