ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380042
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| Date: | Saturday 18 February 1984 |
| Time: | 17:01 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 401A |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Industries |
| Registration: | N6252Q |
| MSN: | 401A0052 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5090 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Linden, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Richmond, VA (KRIC) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. A CFI AWAITING TAKEOFF SAID THAT THE APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN WERE NORMAL WITH THE GEAR DOWN. AS THE ACFT ROLLED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT GRADUALLY LEFT THE RWY AND BECAME MIREDIN MUD. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR RETRACTION BELLCRANK WAS BROKEN FREE FROM ITS MOUNTING CLEVIS. THE ATTACH BOLT WAS FRACTURED NEAR THE HEAD. THE FOWARD CLEVIS EAR WAS BROKEN. NEITHER THE BOLT HEAD NOR THE FRACTURED PORTION OF THE FOWARD CLEVIS EAR WERE RECOVERED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC84FA089
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2024 12:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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