19990619023579I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7AC · Edinburg, NY · June 19, 1999

Date: June 19, 1999 · 14:00 local
Place: Edinburg, NY
Airport: Plateau Aky Ranch Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N82992
Reported as: Bbavia 7AC
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total30 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N82992Registered now · Aeronca 7BCM/CONVS/N 7AC-1644 · Built 1946 Airframe modelAeronca 7BCM/CONV Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) One of bolts that holds the left main landing gear on uses a castellated type nut and a cotter pin to secure it. The cotter pin as not installed, the vibration of the aircraft caused the nut to back off allowing the bolt to fall out of the landing gear attach point. When the aircraft landed, the left main landing gear collapsed due to the fact there was no bolt securing it.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ONE OF BOLTS THAT HOLDS THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ON USES A CASTELLATED TYPE NUT AND A COTTER PIN TO SECURE IT. THE COTTER PIN AS NOT INSTALLED, THE VIBRATION OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSED THE NUT TO BACK OFF ALLOWING THE BOLT TO FALL OUT OF THE LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO THE FACT THERE WAS NO BOLT SECURING IT.

Other reports on N82992 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19960417011709IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Hugh, FLNarrative: on the return flight to spencer field (private) from cuyler field (private), pilot elected to descend from 2500 feet MSL, because of military jet traffic at that altitude. Pilot reduced power to low cruise (2150 RPM). During the descent to 1500…Apr 17, 1996 · Reported as Bbavia 7AC · Minor damage