Accident Aero Commander 500A VH-IOE, Monday 23 September 1985

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Date:	Monday 23 September 1985
Time:	14:25
Type:	Aero Commander 500A
Owner/operator:
Registration:	VH-IOE
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Port Hedland, WA - Australia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	YPDO
Destination airport:	YPDO
Investigating agency:	BASI
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
After the gear was selected down, no down indication was received for the right gear leg. The pilot decided to divert to Port Hedland where engineering advice was available. When it was decided that all the options were exhausted, the pilot landed the aircraft. As the right wheel contacted the ground the leg collapsed and the aircraft slid to a stop. The right main gear retract ram had become disconnected from the body of the gear leg when an improperly secured clevis caused the failure of the body fitting to which it was connected. The components had been incorrectly assembled during previous maintenance.

Accident investigation: