ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216439
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| Date: | Sunday 21 September 1986 |
| Time: | 06:02 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-300 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-PRM |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Scartwater Station, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Scartwater Station, QLD |
| Hanging Rock, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the aircraft became airborne the pilot heard a loud bang and upon inspection noticed that the left flap was holed and buckled. The elevator trim had also been damaged and was immovable. This resulted in the aircraft tending to fly in a nose high attitude. The pilot assumed that one of the main wheels had been dislodged and decided to fly the aircraft to Townsville where emergency services were available. En route, he was contacted by radio from Scartwater Station and advised that the aircraft was missing a main wheel. After the pilot received advice from a flying instructor, the aircraft was successfully landed at Townsville. An inspection of the aircraft revealed that the left landing gear torque link bolt had failed as a result of fatigue cracking which had originated from a poorly machined lubrication groove.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1986/aair/aair198602665/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/28368/aair198602665.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2018 01:42 | Pineapple | Added |
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