Aviation Accident Summary MKC86LA089

SPRINGFIELD, MO, USA

Aircraft #1

N51WJ

AEROTEK PITTS S-2A

Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER LANDING ON RWY 28 THE LEFT GEAR FOLDED WHILE TAXIING. THE ACFT THEN FELL ONTO ITS LEFT WING. THE PLT REPORTED THE GEAR COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING. EXAMINATION OF THE GEAR SUPPORT FOUND A JOINT WHICH WAS COLD WELDED HAD FAILED.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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