Accident Cessna 185F VH-KGT, Sunday 29 January 1989

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Date:	Sunday 29 January 1989
Time:	18:49
Type:	Cessna 185F
Owner/operator:
Registration:	VH-KGT
MSN:	18504304
Year of manufacture:	1981
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Townsville Airport (YBTL), Garbutt, QLD - Australia
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	YDKI
Destination airport:	YBTL
Investigating agency:	BASI
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot reported that during the latter part of the landing roll the aircraft ground-looped to the left. The right mainplane and right tailplane were bent upward. Inspection of the aircraft revealed that the right main gear had become detached due to the partial shear of the leg attach bolt and nut threads. This was probably due to the abnormally high loads experienced by the bolt when the pre-load ceased to exist.

Accident investigation: