Accident Cessna T303 Crusader ZS-LMV,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273086
 
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Date:Thursday 9 September 1999
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C303 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna T303 Crusader
Owner/operator:
Registration: ZS-LMV
MSN: T303-00246
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:
Category:Accident
Location:Nelspruit Airport -   South Africa
Phase:
Nature:
Departure airport:Maputo
Destination airport:Nelspruit
Investigating agency: CAA S.A.
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The pilot was en-route from Maputo to Nelspruit and during landing, the right-hand main undercarriage pilot-shaft inside the oleo failed and due to the oleo pressure, the wheel assembly was forced from the housing, causing the wheel to swing forward. PROBABLE CAUSE: Failure of the main undercarriage pilot shaft.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: CAA S.A.
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

S.A. CAA

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