ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237042
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| Date: | Saturday 18 August 2018 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna U206F Stationair |
| Owner/operator: | K Bay Air LLC |
| Registration: | N441GR |
| MSN: | U20601801 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4480 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pedro Bay, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Homer Airport, AK (HOM/PAHO) |
| Pedro Bay, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, before landing on the tidal beach, he conducted two passes over the landing area to check for debris and determine wind direction. He stated that, after touchdown on the beach, the airplane felt like it had a flat tire and subsequently veered to the right. The airplane came to rest in a left-wing-low attitude on a tidal mudflat and sustained substantial damage to the left wing, left horizontal stabilizer, and left elevator.
The pilot examined the airplane and noted that both main landing gear legs had separated just above the main axle attach point. A laboratory examination revealed that both main landing gear legs failed due to fatigue cracking.
Probable Cause: The fatigue fracture of both main landing gear legs during the landing roll, which resulted in the collapse and separation of both main landing gear legs.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Jun-2020 18:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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