ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289067
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| Date: | Saturday 23 July 2011 |
| Time: | 19:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J5A |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N38AW |
| MSN: | 5-218 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2717 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Biddle, Montana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Biddle, MT (KPVT) |
| Biddle, MT (KPVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the landing roll on the grass airstrip, the nose of the airplane began to drop, and the pilot confirmed that he was not applying excessive brake pressure. The nose continued to descend, then the airplane dropped back onto the tailwheel and onto its left wing. Examination revealed that the left main landing gear aft strut failed, and signatures consistent with a preexisting crack in the aft landing gear strut at the axle knuckle were observed. The area of failure was obscured by fabric covering material, thereby limiting the pilot's ability to observe the crack during a preflight check.
Probable Cause: Failure of the left main landing gear strut during the landing roll due to a preexisting crack.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR11LA370
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 09:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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