# Incident 20010522012019I: Gulstm G73, Ft Lauderdale, FL, May 22, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2001, 17:46 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FVYA
- Location: 26.0903° N, 80.1494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0903&lon=-80.1494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N142PA-2010-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-73T (registry code 3951902, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-73t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-34 (registry code 61534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G73
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A60A
- People aboard: 19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01IA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01IA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010522012019I

## Narrative

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

(.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."

## 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 MIA01IA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01IA144), May 22, 2001: Grumman G-73 (N142PA), Fort Lauderdale, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N142PA (2)

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

- [Incident 20050422008279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050422008279I), Apr 22, 2005: Gulstm G73 (N142PA), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Flight was conducting an operational flight after control surface maintenance. Operational flight completed with no problems. Upon returning to fll gear…
- [Incident 20000611035039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000611035039I), Jun 11, 2000: Gulstm G73 (N142PA), Watson Island, FL, Minor damage. (-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…

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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