What happened
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Narrative: on may 31, 1996, at approximately 10:10 a.m. Piper N2060P experienced a left landing gear failure after landing at the Honolulu airport. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the prop, left gear door, aft nacelle area and the flap assy. The incident was caused by the failure of the drag link forward bolt (an 176-33). This bolt is part of the drag link assy that holds the landing gear assy. In place and in a locked position, while in the landing configuration. When the bolt failed it allowed the gear assy to rotate aft and contact the flap assy., thus allowing the prop to contact the ground. The total time of the bolt is unknown. Incident iwp 1396018 no pilot deviation no NMAC closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MAY 31, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:10 A.M. PIPER N2060P EXPERIENCED A LEFT LANDING GEAR FAILURE AFTER LANDING AT THE HONOLULU AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP, LEFT GEAR DOOR, AFT NACELLE AREA AND THE FLAP ASSY. THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE DRAG LINK FORWARD BOLT (AN 176-33). THIS BOLT IS PART OF THE DRAG LINK ASSY THAT HOLDS THE LANDING GEAR ASSY. IN PLACE AND IN A LOCKED POSITION, WHILE IN THE LANDING CONFIGURATION. WHEN THE BOLT FAILED IT ALLOWED THE GEAR ASSY TO ROTATE AFT AND CONTACT THE FLAP ASSY., THUS ALLOWING THE PROP TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE TOTAL TIME OF THE BOLT IS UNKNOWN. INCIDENT IWP 1396018 NO PILOT DEVIATION NO NMAC CLOSED.
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