Narrative:
During landing roll/taxi, following a normal flight and landing, the left main landing gear strut disconnected and the strut penetrated the landing gear fairing box.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the left main landing gear strut attachment for undetermined reasons. "
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 24 July 1995 |
| Time: | 13:36 MDT |
| Type: |  Gulfstream G-IV |
| Operator: | Union Pacific Aviation |
| Registration: | N400UP |
| MSN: | 1054 |
| First flight: | 1988 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Denver-Arapahoe County Airport, CO (APA) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Allentown-Lehigh Valley International Airport, PA (ABE/KABE), United States of America |
| Denver-Arapahoe County Airport, CO (APA/KAPA), United States of America |
During landing roll/taxi, following a normal flight and landing, the left main landing gear strut disconnected and the strut penetrated the landing gear fairing box.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the left main landing gear strut attachment for undetermined reasons. "
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Distance from Allentown-Lehigh Valley International Airport, PA to Denver-Arapahoe County Airport, CO as the crow flies is 2475 km (1547 miles).
Distance from Allentown-Lehigh Valley International Airport, PA to Denver-Arapahoe County Airport, CO as the crow flies is 2475 km (1547 miles).
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