Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The failure and separation of the right landing gear axle during taxi from landing for undetermined reasons.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On February 26, 2000, about 1145 hours Pacific standard time, a Luscombe 8A, N1544K, owned and operated by the pilot, experienced the collapse of its right main landing gear while taxiing to parking after landing on runway 10 at the Selma Airport, Selma, California. The flight was performed under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was substantially damaged, and neither the private pilot nor passenger was injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local area personal flight, which originated from Selma about 1055.
The pilot indicated that there was no indication of any mechanical problem until after he exited the runway. Suddenly, the right main landing gear axle broke and the airplane nosed down onto its propeller. The airplane had been in operation since about 1947, and it was maintained on an annual inspection basis.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# LAX00LA113