ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359602
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 November 1994 |
| Time: | 15:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 402C |
| Owner/operator: | Airways International |
| Registration: | N5715C |
| MSN: | 402C0024 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9831 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-VB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Lauderdale, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Miami, FL (KMIA) |
| (KFLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The left main landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Examination of the landing gear by the FAA and company maintenance personnel revealed a failure of left landing gear upper barrel and trunion assembly. Further examination of the components by the NTSB laboratory revealed fractures representative of overstress separations. There was no evidence of fatigue or other type of preexisting cracking. Review of aircraft logbooks revealed no recorded history of hard landings, or previous landing gear damage.
Probable Cause: The failure of the left main landing gear upper barrel and trunion assembly due to overstress separations, resulting in the collapse of the left main landing gear on landing rollout.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA95LA016
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 12:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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