ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354186
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| Date: | Sunday 5 July 1998 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185 |
| Owner/operator: | Smokey Bay Air, Inc. |
| Registration: | N3347L |
| MSN: | 1851275 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8354 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-540-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Homer, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Seldovia, AK (SOV) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated commercial pilot was landing on runway 21, a paved runway, in a tailwheel equipped airplane. The pilot stated that after rollout she made a left turn to exit the runway, and the right main landing gear leg separated at the wheel attachment bolt holes. The right wing struck the ground and sustained minor damage. Metallurgical examination of the failed gear leg revealed multiple fatigue cracks originating from various corrosion pits located within the bolt holes. The operator noted that the airplane had been involved in a previous ground loop accident, and that the airplane had been used extensively for off airport landings utilizing wheel/skis. The failed gear leg had been inspected using a dye-penetrant process about 300 flight hours prior to the gear leg failure. Presently, there are no Cessna or FAA specified inspection intervals for this component. Landing gear legs are replaced 'on condition.'
Probable Cause: The failure of the right main landing gear leg due to corrosion pitting and fatigue.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC98IA096
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 19:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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