ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370864
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| Date: | Saturday 25 June 1988 |
| Time: | 00:30 LT |
| Type: |  Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Cargo Carriers |
| Registration: | N30GA |
| MSN: | SH.1839 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13299 hours |
| Engine model: | AIRESEARCH TPE-331 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cleveland, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Chicago, IL (KMDY) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE NOSE GEAR FORK ASSEMBLY FAILED & THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED. AN EXAM OF THE NOSE GEAR FORK ASSEMBLY REVEALED IT HAD FAILED FROM FATIGUE. THE FRACTURE WAS LOCATED ON THE MAIN BODY OF THE ASSEMBLY, JUST ABOVE THE FORK ARMS.
Probable Cause: FATIGUE FAILURE ON THE RADIUS BETWEEN THE BODY OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THE PORTION CONTAINING THE ARMS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI88FA143
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 September 1995 | N30GA | North Star Air Cargo | 1 | 10 km S of Farewell, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 15:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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