ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362005
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1993 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2215T |
| MSN: | 185-1367 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2656 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bellevue, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stuart Island, WA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PRIOR TO LANDING THE AMPHIBIAN AIRPLANE ON THE LAKE, THE PILOT CONFIRMED BY THE COCKPIT GEAR LIGHTS AND BY VISUAL INDICATIONS ON THE TOP OF THE FLOATS, THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE UP-AND-LOCKED POSITION. AFTER THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER; HOWEVER, THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE WATER SURFACE AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THEY OBSERVED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, WHILE THE LEFT MAIN AND THE NOSE GEAR WERE RETRACTED. A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT REVEALED THAT THE SCREWS THAT ATTACH THE CASING TO THE PISTON BROKE DUE TO OVERSTRESS UNDER DIRECT SHEAR LOADS.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA93LA124
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2024 16:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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