ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361591
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| Date: | Thursday 29 July 1993 |
| Time: | 08:20 LT |
| Type: |  Ayres S-2R-T34 |
| Owner/operator: | Moore Aviation |
| Registration: | N4016B |
| MSN: | 6043 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7590 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-34-AG |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tulare, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED FOUR AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHTS. WHILE TAXIING OUT FOR THE FIFTH FLIGHT, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION OF THE MAIN GEAR STRUT REVEALED THAT THE INNER LOWER TUBE ASSEMBLY FRACTURED AT A BOLT HOLE DUE TO FATIGUE.
Probable Cause: the failure of the main gear inner lower tube assembly due to fatigue.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX93LA306
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 20:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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