Jul 13, 2002
Accident
Substantial Firebaugh, CA
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 137
Probable Cause
The overload fracture and separation of the left main gear strut assembly due the left landing gear's encounter with a chuck hole in the private airstrip's asphalt pavement. A factor in the accident was the inadequate maintenance of the airstrip's surface.
NTSB LAX02LA226