# Incident 19960505021829I: Grumav G21A, Anchorage, AK, May 5, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1996, 16:05 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N703, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N703) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-21A (registry code 3951204, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-21a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G21A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 50 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960505021829I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: AFTER LANDING, DURING ROLLOUT, LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED AND FOLDED. A/C SLID 675 FEET ON RWY CENTERLINE. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF A/X AND LEFT WING FLOAT. INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT THE G21A LANDING GEAR BOLTS IN QUESTION, P/N 12646 ARE SPECIAL BOLTS, AND ARE DESIGNED TO SHEAR. THESE THREE BOLTS ARE DESIGNED TO SHEAR UNDER EXCESSIVE LOADS AS PER GRUMMAN MAINTENANCE MANUAL DURING BEECHING OPERATIONS, POSSIBLE SIDELOADS DURING WHEEL LANDINGS. AFTER INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT ALL SIX BOLTS, P/N 12646, HAVE BEEN REPLACED. BOTH L/M & R/M LANDING GEAR ARE NOW SERVICEABLE. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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