BELLANCA 17 PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL WHEN RETURNING TO LAND AFTER HAVING SEVERE LNDG GEAR VIBRATIONS; AND A PULLING TO THE L; PRIOR TO TKOF.

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I WAS FLYING SOME PAX HOPS FOR A FRIEND OF MINE. I TAXIED OUT FOR TKOF WITH 3 PAX ABOARD MY BELLANCA VIKING. WE WERE ABOUT 150 LBS UNDER GROSS WT. WE TAXIED ABOUT 1.3 MI TO DEPART ON RWY 8 AT FTG. EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL THROUGH TAXI AND RUN-UP. WE STARTED OUR TKOF ON RWY 8 AT FTG. AS THE AIRSPD PASSED 60 MPH; I BEGAN TO RAISE THE NOSE FOR TKOF. AT THIS TIME; HVY VIBRATION BEGAN FROM THE LNDG GEAR. THE AIRPLANE TRIED TO PULL HARD TO THE L. I MANAGED TO STAY ON THE RWY AND CONTINUED THE TKOF. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE; I CALLED UNICOM; TELLING THEM I THOUGHT I HAD A LNDG GEAR PROB. I DID NOT RETRACT THE GEAR; AND I STILL HAD 3 GREEN GEAR LIGHTS. BUT THE L BRAKE WAS INOP. I ASKED GND PERSONNEL TO LOOK AT MY GEAR DURING A LOW FLY-BY. ALSO; ANOTHER AIRPLANE LOOKED AT IT FROM THE AIR. WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE ANYTHING FOR SURE. WE DECIDED TO LAND AND ASKED EMER EQUIP TO STAND BY. I BRIEFED THE PAX AND BEGAN THE APCH. I LEFT THE FLAPS UP AND MADE A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT FOR ESTIMATED 300-400 FT; THEN HVY VIBRATION BEGAN AND THE AIRPLANE PULLED HARD TO THE L. I MANAGED TO STAY ON THE RWY WITH THE USE OF R RUDDER; AILERON; AND BRAKE. WE CAME TO A STOP AND EVACED THE PLANE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROBS WITH THE PAX. UPON INSPECTING THE DAMAGE; IT SEEMED TO BE RESTR TO THE L LNDG GEAR. THE INBOARD RIM OF THE L LNDG GEAR WHEEL APPEARED TO HAVE BROKEN ON THE TKOF. DURING THE LAND; WE THINK THE L TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE TIRE TO RIP OUT THE BRAKE CALIPER. AS WE SLOWED TO A STOP; THE L GEAR SCISSOR BROKE LETTING THE WHEEL TURN 90 DEGS TO THE DIRECTION OF ROLLOUT. MY PAX WERE ALL VERY CALM DURING THIS INCIDENT; AND EVERYONE INVOLVED WAS VERY HELPFUL. THIS ACFT HAD THE ANNUAL INSPECTION IN MAY AND HAD FLOWN ABOUT 29 HRS SINCE THEN. ABOUT THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY TO AVOID THIS AND OTHER MECHANICAL PROBS IS MORE FREQUENT AND DETAILED INSPECTION PROCS DURING EVERY FLT -- ALL THE TIME.