ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365956
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| Date: | Monday 12 November 1990 |
| Time: | 22:19 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 404 |
| Owner/operator: | Superior Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N54SA |
| MSN: | 404-0426 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9310 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL GTSIO-520-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pittsburgh, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Cumberland, MD (CBE |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE CESSNA 404 OPERATING ON A CARGO FLIGHT TOUCHED DOWN AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE FAA EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AND FOUND THE ATTACH POINTS FOR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CYLINDER HAD RIPPED OUT. THE BOLT HOLES SHOWED SIGNS OF WORKING AND WERE WORN. IN ADDITION, THEY REPORTED THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL REFERENCE TO THE AREA IS GENERAL IN NATURE. THE LOCATION OF THE FAILURE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO VIEW DURING INSPECTION DUE TO LIMITED ACCESS.
Probable Cause: A FAILURE OF NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CYLINDER ATTACH POINTS WHICH ALLOWED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA027
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 15:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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