ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215430
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| Date: | Monday 31 August 2015 |
| Time: | 18:52 |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N186AZ |
| MSN: | 18503192 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3347 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D24B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Miami, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Miami, FL (TMB) |
| Miami, FL (TMB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot reported that, after a normal landing, during the landing roll about 25 knots, the left main landing gear wheel separated from its strut and the left wing contacted the ground. Examination of the airplane revealed that two of the four bolts that attached the left wheel axle assembly to the landing gear spring strut were fractured. Metallurgical examination of the fractured bolts revealed that, although they exhibited minor iron oxide (corrosion) film on the surface, all fracture features exhibited signatures of overstress separation consistent with a hard landing.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the left main landing gear wheel from its strut.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Sep-2018 18:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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