ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364354
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| Date: | Friday 18 October 1991 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6544G |
| MSN: | 15072044 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sanford, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT HAD LANDED TWICE WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON THE THIRD LANDING THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE LANDING GEAR. EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED THE NOSE WHEEL THROUGH BOLT, PART NUMBER AN5-74, BROKE AS A RESULT OF FATIGUE CRACKING ON THE THREADED PORTION OF THE BOLT.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE WHEEL THROUGH BOLT AS A RESULT OF FATIGUE CRACKING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC92LA015
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 March 2021 | N6544G | Private | 0 | Warren County, Hardwick, NJ | |
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| Fuel contamination | ||||||
Revision history:
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| 19-Mar-2024 14:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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