ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157408
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 December 1999 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | John A Padilla |
| Registration: | N2739N |
| MSN: | 12997 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2341 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-85-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Silver City airstrip, approx 18 miles NW of Helena, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Helena, MT (KHLN) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that on his second touch-and-go landing at the airstrip, about half way down the runway, the left wheel separated and the airplane nosed over. FAA inspectors observed that the left wheel and gear extension had separated from the left main landing gear leg and were found off the runway on the left side. Surface tracks indicated that the airplane had been tracking along the centerline of the runway, and that the airplane had continued to track down the centerline for an additional 30 yards before it nosed over. The four left main landing gear extension attachment bolts were inspected by the NTSB's material laboratory. Examination revealed that all four bolts were bent through the shank portion; however, none of the bolts were separated. Additionally, the threads in each bolt were scraped on the convex side of the bend, as if from sliding out of the bolt hole. Three of the four bolts exhibited what appeared to be stripped threads of their corresponding nuts in their thread grooves. No evidence was found of the presence of a nut on the fourth bolt. Records revealed that the airplane had received an annual inspection on November 11, 1999, and it had accumulated seven hours of operation since that inspection.
Probable Cause: Separation of the left main landing gear. Factors include inadequate preflight inspection by the pilot, and inadequate inspection at the time of annual inspection by maintenance personnel.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA00LA032
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2013 09:48 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Jul-2013 03:05 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 09:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 16:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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