ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359656
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| Date: | Monday 17 October 1994 |
| Time: | 17:42 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 402 |
| Owner/operator: | King Airlines, Inc. |
| Registration: | N402SW |
| MSN: | 402-0036 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7917 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Grand Canyon, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas, NV (L15) |
| (KGCN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. A BELLCRANK IN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS FOUND FRACTURED, JAMMING THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION AFTER TAKEOFF. THE LAST MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS A 200-HOUR INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED ABOUT 71.1 FLIGHT HOURS BEFORE THE INCIDENT.
Probable Cause: the fracture and failure of the left main landing gear bellcrank which jammed the landing gear in the retracted position.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95IA011
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2024 13:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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