ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378267
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| Date: | Sunday 14 October 1984 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna U206 |
| Owner/operator: | Chitina Air Service |
| Registration: | N4863C |
| MSN: | U20603856 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4343 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hinchinbrook, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Cordova, AK (CKU) |
| Hinchinbrook, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR TORQUE LINK BOLT SHEARED DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON AN ABANDONED SAND AIRSTRIP CAUSING THE GEAR COLLAPSE AND NOSEOVER. METALLURGICAL TESTING DISCLOSED EVIDENCE OF LONG TERM PROGRESSION OF SEVERE CORROSION BETWEEN THE BOLT AND IT'S SLEEVE THE ACFT HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN OPERATIONS REQUIRING MULTIPLE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS PER HOUR, MANY OF WHICH WERE ON SALT WTER BEACHES.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC85LA004
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 April 1985 | N4863C | John Foode | 0 | Seward, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 31-Mar-2024 06:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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