ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368621
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| Date: | Thursday 8 June 1989 |
| Time: | 21:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 |
| Owner/operator: | Hurst Flight Training |
| Registration: | N2529D |
| MSN: | 3879A0355 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4138 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elyria, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WAS ON THE ROLL-OUT AFTER LANDING WHEN IT BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY & CAME TO REST WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAM REVEALED THE ATTACHING BOLTS FOR THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HAD FAILED. THE BOLTS HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN AUGUST OF 1983 IAW AD 83-05-04. SINCE THAT TIME, THE ACFT HAD ACCUMULATED 2467 HRS OF FLT TIME. PIPER SERVICE BULLETING (S/B) #673B, DATED 10/2/86, RECOMMENDED THAT THE ATTACHING BOLTS BE REPLACED WITH NEW HIGHER STRENGTH BOLTS. S/B #673B HAD NOT BEEN INCORPORATED ON THIS ACFT.
Probable Cause: FAILURE (SHEARING) OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ATTACHING BOLTS. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS: FAILURE OF THE OWNER/OPERATOR TO COMPLY WITH SERVICE BULLETIN #673B.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI89LA106
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 20:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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