ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362006
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1993 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 |
| Owner/operator: | Peninsula Airways, Inc. |
| Registration: | N3588Z |
| MSN: | 31-8052130 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4317 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | King Salmon, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Chignik, AK (KCG) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR UPPER STRUT ASSEMBLY SEPARATED ON LANDING. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT THE STRUT ASSEMBLY FAILED DUE TO STRESS CORROSION CRACKS OCCURRING ACROSS THE FORGED PARTING PLANE.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MAIN GEAR UPPER STRUT ASSEMBLY DUE TO STRESS CORROSION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93IA085
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 May 1995 | N3588Z | Peninsula Airways, Inc. | 0 | Dillingham, AK | |
sub |
| 9 July 2009 | C-GNAF | Canadian Air Charters | 2 | near the Richmond Auto Mall, Richmond, British Columbia |  |
w/o |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2024 16:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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