Aviation Accident Summary MIA90LA004

ORLANDO, FL, USA

Aircraft #1

N40340

MAULE M-4-220C

Analysis

THE PLT LANDED ON RWY 7 WITH A WIND FROM 110 DEG AT 8 KTS. HE STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE SENSED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ACFT WAS LOWER THAN IT SHOULD BE. AS HE APPLIED BRAKES, THE LEFT BRAKE WAS INEFFECTIVE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RWY.

Probable Cause and Findings

FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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