ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363043
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 August 1992 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Classic Aircraft Corp. Waco YMF-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Beachstormer Air Rides, Inc. |
| Registration: | N527MN |
| MSN: | F5-012 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1657 hours |
| Engine model: | JACOBS R-755B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Surfside Beach, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (NONE) |
| (NONE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT THE PRIVATE SOD AIRFIELD. DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AXLE SEPARATED FROM THE LANDING GEAR STRUT, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE AXLE SEPARATED IN FATIGUE AT THE WELD JOINT BETWEEN THE AXLE AND THE JOINT. MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF THE WELD REVEALED THAT THERE WERE AREAS OF THE WELD WITH MULTIPLE GAS VOIDS AND SLAG INCLUSIONS, AND THAT THE WELD HAD NOT COMPLETELY PENETRATED AT THE AREA OF THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE SADDLE JOINT.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE MANUFACTURING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL92LA164
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 12:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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