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| Date: | Wednesday 7 October 1987 |
| Time: | 08:31 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-WGN |
| MSN: | 27-7305233 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kimba Airport (YIMB), Kimba, SA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | YCEE |
| YIMB | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After landing, as the aircraft turned left into the taxiway, the left main gear collapsed. Inspection revealed that the drag link centre bolt had failed. Examination of the bolt revealed that it had failed due to fatigue, which had initiated from pit corrosion along the shank of the bolt. It also displayed signs of in-service wear which possibly contributed to the failure. This aircraft reportedly operated from rough, uneven dirt strips on a regular basis.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1987/aair/aair198700750/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/32847/aair198700750.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 June 1988 | VH-WGN | 0 | Kimba Airport (YIMB), Kimba, SA | |
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| 4 August 1988 | VH-WGN | 0 | Kimba Airport (YIMB), Kimba, SA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2018 09:49 | Pineapple | Added |
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