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.
(-23) Act 68 flight, PA-31-350 landed at ind at approximately 0800, 04/01/05. Aircraft was enroute from cvg to ind. As the aircraft was exiting runway 23L the attachment bolt in the lower torque assembly broke which in turn fractured the lower torque link assembly fitting. This allowed the lower portion of the right main landing gear assembly to rotate 90 degrees and stopped the aircraft on the high speed taxiway exit.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACT 68 FLIGHT, PA-31-350 LANDED AT IND AT APPROXIMATELY 0800, 04/01/05. AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM CVG TO IND. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXITING RUNWAY 23L THE ATTACHMENT BOLT IN THE LOWER TORQUE ASSEMBLY BROKE WHICH IN TURN FRACTURED THE LOWER TORQUE LINK ASSEMBLY FITTING. THIS ALLOWED THE LOWER PORTION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY TO ROTATE 90 DEGREES AND STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE HIGH SPEED TAXIWAY EXIT.
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Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.