ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361975
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| Date: | Monday 31 May 1993 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 310 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5847M |
| MSN: | 310P0147 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3000 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Kodiak, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KADQ) |
| (KADQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE JUST COMPLETED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AND WAS ON A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. UPON GEAR RETRACTION THE NOSE GEAR MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THEN WOULD NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION OF THE SUBSEQUENT EXTENSION. EXAMINATION OF THE SYSTEM SHOWED THE LANDING MECHANISM WAS IN RIG AND THE NOSE GEAR CENTERING MECHANISM WAS OPERATIONAL. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT THE FRACTURES REVEALED FEATURES TYPICAL OF OVERSTRESS SEPARATIONS.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR IDLER BELL CRANK DUE TO OVERSTRESS BY AN UNDETERMINED SOURCE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93IA076
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2024 16:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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