# Incident 19961120042729I: Aerosp ATR42300, Covington/Cinci, KY, November 20, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1996, 10:30 local time
- Place: Covington/Cinci, KY
- Airport: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BR7A
- Location: 39.0793° N, 84.5010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0793&lon=-84.5010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47AE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- People aboard: 44
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97IA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97IA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961120042729I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING TAXI FOR DEPARTURE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. FAILED PART IS THE LANDING GEAR TRAILING ARM ATTACH BOSS. INVESTIGATION TAKEN OVER BY NTSB/CHICAGO.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI97IA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97IA031), Nov 20, 1996: ATR 42 (N47AE), Covington, KY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: improper use of procedures by maintenance personnel at an overhaul facility during overhaul of the landing gear, allowing corrosion to occur on the barrel lugs of the landing gear, which subsequently…

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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