ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358697
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| Date: | Saturday 8 July 1995 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 8GCBC |
| Owner/operator: | Colorado Soaring Association |
| Registration: | N57669 |
| MSN: | 2-74 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4692 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-C2E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wellington, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (4CO2) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING TOUCHDOWN FOR LANDING AT THE COMPLETION OF A GLIDER TOW FLIGHT, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, JUST OUTBOARD FROM THE FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT. EXAMINATION OF THE FRACTURE AREA REVEALED THAT THE SPRING GEAR HAD FAILED FROM FATIGUE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT GRINDING HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE SPRING GEAR (DURING MAINTENANCE), WHICH RESULTED IN OVERHEATING OF THE STEEL AND SUBSEQUENT CHANGES IN ITS MICROSTRUCTURE.
Probable Cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR (SPRING STRUT), DUE TO THE IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (GRINDING) BY UNKNOWN MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA279
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 17:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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