ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279596
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| Date: | Thursday 23 June 2022 |
| Time: | 14:35 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec D |
| Owner/operator: | Island Birds Inc |
| Registration: | N13987 |
| MSN: | 27-4605 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-C4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Auguste George Airport, Anegada -
 British Virgin Islands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | San Juan-Isla Grande Airport (SIG/TJIG), Puerto Rico |
| Anegada-Auguste George Airport (NGD/TUPA) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the landing was normal, but the right main landing gear collapsed rearwards as the aircraft slowed during the rollout. The pilot was uninjured.
Investigation by the aircraft operator’s maintenance agency identified that the right main landing gear drag bolt had broken. Similar failures have occurred on other PA-23 type aircraft, and the manufacturer issued Service Bulletin 1299 in January 2017 to periodically check (and replace) the bolts. The FAA issued Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) CE-17-08 in February 2017 recommending that operators comply with the manufacturer’s bulletin. They did not consider the failure to be an unsafe condition, so an Airworthiness Directive was not issued.
The aircraft operator told the AAIB that they periodically checked the bolts in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations, but no anomalies had been found. After the accident, they said that they will replace the drag bolts on all their PA-23 aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA22WA207
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N13987
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/38807_1577016764.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2022 15:52 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 24-Jun-2022 16:55 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2022 17:07 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 08-Sep-2022 17:08 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport] |
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