ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284577
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 July 2007 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft E-33C |
| Owner/operator: | Rocky Mountain College |
| Registration: | N7927R |
| MSN: | CJ-20 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5677 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-BA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Laurel, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Laurel, MT (6S8) |
| (6S8) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The nose gear collapsed during the landing roll after an uneventful touchdown. An inspection of the gear system revealed that the nose gear retract brace (drag-link) had failed. The fracture surface of the brace was determined to have failed in a twisting overload. No preexisting damage or indication of fatigue was found. The reason for the twisting overload failure could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The overload failure of the nose gear retract brace (drag link) during the landing roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA07LA210
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 November 2009 | N7927R | Rocky Mountain College | 0 | Billings Logan International Airport (KBIL), Billings, Montana | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2022 18:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 19-Sep-2023 01:55 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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