What happened
The accident occurred during a daytime flight operation involving a private pilot conducting a touch-and-go landing maneuver. As the aircraft was rolling out on the runway, the right main landing gear collapsed unexpectedly. This structural failure resulted in an immediate loss of directional control.
With the right side of the aircraft unsupported, the airplane veered off the paved surface. It crossed over a taxiway before impacting the adjacent terrain. The force of the impact and the subsequent excursion marked the end of the flight phase.
The investigation
Following the incident, investigators examined the aircraft to determine the cause of the gear collapse. A thorough inspection of the landing gear system was conducted at the time of the investigation. No discrepancies were found with the operation or condition of the landing gear components during this examination.
The lack of mechanical faults suggests that the failure may have been due to factors not immediately apparent through standard post-accident inspection, or that the collapse was triggered by external forces or structural fatigue not visible at the time. The investigation focused on verifying the integrity of the gear mechanism itself.