ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293460
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| Date: | Sunday 31 October 2004 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 340A-RAM VI |
| Owner/operator: | Ral Investments, Inc., |
| Registration: | N340BK |
| MSN: | 340A-0406 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4025 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pensacola, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pensacola Regional Airport, FL (PNS/KPNS) |
| Titusville-Space Coast Regional Airport, FL (TIX/KTIX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that after having completed a thorough preflight inspection, he was taxiing the airplane for takeoff, when the left main landing gear collapsed. He stated that the airplane had crossed runway 17, and was at the intersection of taxiways Alpha and Bravo when the left main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane incurred damage to its left wing, and left horizontal stabilizer. An FAA licensed mechanic conducted a postaccident examination of the aircraft, and stated that the landing gear mechanism separated in the area where the actuating rod connects to the landing gear trunion. He said that the fracture surfaces showed no signs of fatigue when examined under magnification, and that he observed no anomalies with how the rigging of the landing gear.
Probable Cause: The left landing gear collapsing due to the actuator separating for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA05LA018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 06:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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