ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217257
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| Date: | Saturday 17 October 1992 |
| Time: | 19:11 |
| Type: |  Bellanca 17-30A |
| Owner/operator: | Classic Wings |
| Registration: | N14695 |
| MSN: | 74-30688 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2540 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Junction, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tooele, UT (TVY) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHEN THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR, THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT MADE A LOW PASS AND CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL ADVISED HIM THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. WHEN THE AIRPLANE LANDED, IT SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. POST INCIDENT EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THAT THE UPPER DRAG STRUT BRACKET WAS BROKEN. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED THE FRACTURED PIECES 'EXHIBITED FEATURES TYPICAL OF FATIGUE CRACKING' AT MULTIPLE POINTS OF ORIGIN AND 'OVERSTRESS SEPARATIONS.'
Probable Cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UPPER DRAG STRUT BRACKET DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001211X15855&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 August 1982 | N14695 | Woodruff Hope Feed Ins | 0 | Browning, MT | |
sub |
| 12 December 1988 | N14695 | Morgan, Lawrence L. | 0 | Athens, GA | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2018 08:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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