ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357457
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| Date: | Thursday 2 May 1996 |
| Time: | 14:25 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7GCB |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9985Y |
| MSN: | 145 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3219 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dillingham, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | King Salmon, AK |
| (KDLG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was equipped with oversized, 29 inch Gar Aero 'Tundra' tires. A witness reported that as the airplane was landing on a hard surfaced runway, it swerved slightly, then veered to the right. The airplane's left main landing gear wheel separated, and the left main landing gear subsequently collapsed. The axle's fracture surfaces were consistent with an overload failure. The same pilot and airplane had been involved in an earlier ground loop/landing incident on a hard surfaced runway, two days before the accident landing.
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop/swerve.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC96LA063
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2024 18:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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