ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311563
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| Date: | Sunday 2 April 2023 |
| Time: | 19:50 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 310Q |
| Owner/operator: | Fundiflex Aviation |
| Registration: | ZS-III |
| MSN: | 310Q0255 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2874 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Johannesburg/Germiston-Rand Airport (QRA/FAGM) -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Upington Airport (UTN/FAUP) |
| Johannesburg/Germiston-Rand Airport (QRA/FAGM) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cessna 310Q aircraft with registration ZS-III was landing at Rand Airport (FAGM) when the accident occurred. The pilot and four passengers were on-board the aircraft were not injured.
The pilot was engaged in an hour building flight from Upington Airport (FAUP) to FAGM for a full stop landing. During the landing roll at low speed, the left side of the aircraft sank after it (aircraft) rolled over the intersection of Runway 29 (RWY29). This caused the left propeller blade tips to contact the ground and, eventually, the aircraft veered off the runway with the wing tip touching the grass. The aircraft came to a stop facing the opposite direction from which it had approached, approximately 60 metres from the runway edge. The aircraft was substantially damaged.
Probable Cause/s
The left main landing gear collapse was due to an overload failure of the locking mechanism as a result of either the pre-load produced during the adjustment process, or an oscillatory motion that resulted from an incorrect adjustment (looseness) due to the mechanism’s geometry that amplified the stress on the bell-crank.
Contributory Factors
• Incorrect rigging adjustment conducted during maintenance.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CAASA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2023 08:14 | harro | Added |
| 17-Jan-2024 17:31 | harro | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Accident report] |
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