ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361484
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| Date: | Sunday 15 August 1993 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Helio H-295 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N42DC |
| MSN: | 1454 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2726 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING GO-480-G1D6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mt. Deborah, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT A REMOTE SITE THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WING DRAGGED THE GROUND. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG, PART NUMBER 250 040 451 1, FAILED AT THE UPPER WELD. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED AN UNDOCUMENTED PREVIOUS REPAIR AT THE FAILED AREA. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE GEAR LEG METAL HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED FOLLOWING THAT REPAIR.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG DUE TO THE IMPROPER MAJOR REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE GEAR LEG BY SOME UNKNOWN MAINTENANCE PERSON(S).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA154
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 April 1994 | N42DC | Wright Air Service, Inc. | 0 | Manley Hot Sprg, AK | |
sub |
| 3 March 2001 | N42DC | Wright Air Service,inc. | 0 | Clear, AK | |
sub |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 18:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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