ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281839
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 June 2021 |
| Time: | 20:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Nuytten Patrick |
| Registration: | N2120J |
| MSN: | 28-7916198 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8168 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O320-D3G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Angelo-Mathis Field, TX (SJT/KSJT) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | San Angelo-Mathis Field, TX (SJT/KSJT) |
| San Angelo-Mathis Field, TX (SJT/KSJT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor stated that, during the landing roll, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane veered left, which damaged the left wing. Examination of the left main landing gear strut revealed that several mounting holes were elongated, consistent with wear over an extended period, and several bolts were missing.
The landing gear strut's missing bolts and loose hardware likely resulted in the failure of the remaining fasteners to support the airplane's weight and resulted in the landing gear collapse. Although the airplane's maintenance records were not made available for review and the maintenance history of the landing gear could not be determined, the elongated mounting holes and missing bolts were consistent with maintenance personnel's failure to ensure that proper torque was applied to the landing gear strut hardware.
Probable Cause: Inadequate maintenance of the left main landing gear strut, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN21LA256
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 April 2011 | N2120J | 0 | San Angelo, Texas | |
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| Fuel starvation | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 21-Aug-2022 18:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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