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Pribram (Dlouhá Lhota u Příbrami) Airport (LKPM) -
Czech Republic
Phase:
Landing
Nature:
Private
Departure airport:
Príbram Airport (LKPM)
Destination airport:
Príbram Airport (LKPM)
Confidence Rating:
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Narrative: A Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C, departed for a sightseeing flight when left main gear scissors bolt ruptured causing the wheel and the inner cylinder separated on liftoff. The wheel damaged the left flap, the aircraft climbed out safely however. Another pilot radioed what happend, incident aircraft entered a hold. The field was prepared for an emergency landing, fire trucks, ambulance and rescue helicopter were dispatched. Fire team foamed the runway. After more than an hour of holding the incident aircraft performed a flaps-up landing on rwy 24, keeping the left wing in the air as long as possible. The aircraft stopped on the runway, there was no fire and only a little if any damage with exception of the left main gear strut and the left flap. There were four people on board, noone was injured.