Incident Overview
The right landing gear of an aircraft collapsed during landing at Fort Bragg. The pilot had recently purchased the aircraft and was on his first cross-country flight. During the initial approach, gusty winds and turbulence prompted a go-around. On the second attempt, winds were less turbulent, and a landing was completed.
Sequence of Events
Just after touchdown, the left wing lifted, and the aircraft turned into the wind. During this turn, the right landing gear strut collapsed. The broken strut was examined, and the break was typical of a failure due to shock overload. No fatigue or corrosion was found.
Pilot Experience
The pilot had flown almost 18 hours in the preceding 24 hours and had only 2 hours of experience in conventional gear aircraft prior to this flight. The majority of the pilot's flight experience was in helicopters.