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FAA incident report · Gulstm G73 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · May 22, 2001

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Date
May 22, 2001 · 17:46 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FVYA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N142PA
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA01IA144
Reported as
Gulstm G73
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A60A
People aboard
19
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total1,300 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days
N142PARegistration cancelled Mar 25, 2010 · Grumman G-73TS/N J42Airframe modelGrumman G-73TEngine modelU/A Canada PT6A-34Turbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(.4) On may 22, 2001, at about 1746 eastern daylight time, a Grumman G-73, N142PA, registered to seaplane leasing ii LLC, operated by flying boat inc, doing business as chalks international airlines flight 512, as a 14 CFR part 121 scheduled international passenger flight, experienced a collapse of the right main landing gear while taxiing to the parking ramp. The airline transport pilot-in-command, commercial pilot copilot, and 17 passengers reported no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained minor damage. The flight originated from paradise island, Bahamas, about 51 minutes before the incident. Initial examination of the airplane by the FAA revealed the right main landing gear had separated. Two small preexisting cracks and corrosion was found in the vicinity of the failure location. The director of maintenance for chalks international stated that four landing gear parts were sent to q.c. labs for magnaflux and x-ray. The landing gear parts were picked up and brought back to the hangar. The landing gears were prepped, primed, painted, and the landing gear was installed on the incident airplane. On may 22, 2001 , N142PA right main landing gear failed while taxiing to the terminal. A review of paperwork from q.c. labs revealed that two landing gear parts were rejected because of cracks. A red tag was also attached to the report. " at this time I realized that I had tagged an unserviceable part serviceable by mistake."

As the FAA filed it

(.4) ON MAY 22, 2001, AT ABOUT 1746 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN G-73, N142PA, REGISTERED TO SEAPLANE LEASING II LLC, OPERATED BY FLYING BOAT INC, DOING BUSINESS AS CHALKS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES FLIGHT 512, AS A 14 CFR PART 121 SCHEDULED INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHILE TAXIING TO THE PARKING RAMP. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT-IN-COMMAND, COMMERCIAL PILOT COPILOT, AND 17 PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS, ABOUT 51 MINUTES BEFORE THE INCIDENT. INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE FAA REVEALED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD SEPARATED. TWO SMALL PREEXISTING CRACKS AND CORROSION WAS FOUND IN THE VICINITY OF THE FAILURE LOCATION. THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR CHALKS INTERNATIONAL STATED THAT FOUR LANDING GEAR PARTS WERE SENT TO Q.C. LABS FOR MAGNAFLUX AND X-RAY. THE LANDING GEAR PARTS WERE PICKED UP AND BROUGHT BACK TO THE HANGAR. THE LANDING GEARS WERE PREPPED, PRIMED, PAINTED, AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS INSTALLED ON THE INCIDENT AIRPLANE. ON MAY 22, 2001 , N142PA RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED WHILE TAXIING TO THE TERMINAL. A REVIEW OF PAPERWORK FROM Q.C. LABS REVEALED THAT TWO LANDING GEAR PARTS WERE REJECTED BECAUSE OF CRACKS. A RED TAG WAS ALSO ATTACHED TO THE REPORT. " AT THIS TIME I REALIZED THAT I HAD TAGGED AN UNSERVICEABLE PART SERVICEABLE BY MISTAKE."

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA01IA144Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportFort Lauderdale, FLThe improper review of component records by company maintenance personnel of returned landing gear components from a laboratory for magnaflux and x-ray. This resulted in unserviceable components being tagged as serviceable, installation of unserviceable parts…May 22, 2001 · Minor damage

Other reports on N142PA · 2

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

Incident 20050422008279IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Ft Lauderdale, FL(-23) Flight was conducting an operational flight after control surface maintenance. Operational flight completed with no problems. Upon returning to fll gear down selected, and crew heard a hissing sound from the vicinity of landing gear selector valve. Crew…Apr 22, 2005 · Minor damageIncident 20000611035039IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Watson Island, FL(-23)On June 11, 2000, at 1130 am, a Grumman G73T, N142PA landed at Watson Island. As the aircraft was water taxing, the pilot applied rearward movement to the control yoke and found that the yoke had sperated at the "y" joint of the control yoke on the…Jun 11, 2000 · Minor damage