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| Date: | Monday 28 October 1985 |
| Time: | 11:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 402B |
| Owner/operator: | C And M Airlines |
| Registration: | N98685 |
| MSN: | 401B1048 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6548 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO520 E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Saint Thomas Airport (STT/TIST) -
 U.S. Virgin Islands
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | San Juan, PR (KSIG) |
| (KSTT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER LANDING THE PILOT MADE A 270 DEGREE LEFT TURN TO ENTERA TAXIWAY. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE TURN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND THEN COLLAPSED OUTWARDINSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT OF SIX BOLTS WHICH ATTACH THE LEFT GEAR SUPPORT BRACKET TO THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE, FIVE WERE MISSING AND THE REMAINING BOLT HAD PULLED LOOSE FROM THE STRUCTURE. THE BOLTS THAT WEAR MISSING WERE NOT RECOVERED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA86IA022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2024 11:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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