ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365627
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 March 1991 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 401 |
| Owner/operator: | Redwing Airways, Inc. |
| Registration: | N401RW |
| MSN: | 401-118 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Louis, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kirksville, MO (KIRK) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT. HE APPLIED CORRECTIVE MEASURES BUT THE LEFT WING CONTINUED TO DROP AND CONTACTED THE TERRAIN PROIR TO THE AIRCRAFT BEING STOPPED. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN BELL CRANK ASSEMBLY IN THE LANDING GEAR, WHICH ALLOWED THE PREMATURE RETRACTION.
Probable Cause: THE LANDING GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM (BELL CRANK) HAD FRACTURED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91LA105
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 12:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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