ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296425
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| Date: | Friday 15 November 2002 |
| Time: | 18:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Sunquest Air Specialties Inc |
| Registration: | N548RM |
| MSN: | 17262648 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6729 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rosamond, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles-Whiteman Airport, CA (WHP/KWHP) |
| Rosamond, CA (L00) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On the landing rollout, after the pilot applied the brakes, the left main landing gear collapsed, which damaged the wing spar. The landing gear strut and associated hardware were examined by the Safety Board Materials Laboratory. The examination revealed that an area of fatigue was noted on the aft outboard side of the upper attachment hole, and displayed corrosion pitting and fatigue cracking. Machining marks were also present, and may have accelerated the corrosion process. The airplane went through a 100-hour inspection 8 months prior to the accident. The inspection included a check of the landing gear.
Probable Cause: The fatigue failure of left main landing gear strut at the upper fuselage aft attachment hole, which resulted in the collapse of the left main landing gear during the landing roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX03LA033
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 06:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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