ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219618
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 March 1989 |
| Time: | 10:35 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-KTR |
| MSN: | 38-82A0115 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Toowoomba Aerodrome (YTWB), Toowoomba, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | YTWB |
| YTWB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was being used for circuit training. During the third touch-and-go landing, the left main gear separated from the aircraft. The left wing struck the runway and the aircraft slewed to a halt. Specialist investigation confirmed that one of the main gear retaining bolts was fatigued. Widespread surface corrosion was present on the shank of the bolt. The specialist considered that the initial fatigue fractures are corrosion related. Investigation revealed that this type variant is fitted with large wheels and that failure of the gear retaining bolts occurs more frequently with this variant than that fitted with small wheels. The occurrence was not the subject of an on-site examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198903760/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/33687/aair198903760.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2018 09:08 | Pineapple | Added |
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