20070723014269I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 414A · Auburn, CA · July 23, 2007

Date: July 23, 2007 · 16:39 local
Place: Auburn, CA
Airport: Auburn Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: WNHA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N20DC
Reported as: Cessna 414A
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total500 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N20DCRegistration cancelled Oct 28, 2013 · Cessna 414AS/N 414A0257 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 414A Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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) Upon landing, the left main landing gear torque link pivot bolt/bushing/washer assembly pulled through the lower torque link boss and allowed the main wheel, brake, and strut assembly to rotate inside the strut housing. This bolt assembly had been replaced 15 flight hours earlier. The mechanic who performed the task readily admitted he was at fault. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK PIVOT BOLT/BUSHING/WASHER ASSEMBLY PULLED THROUGH THE LOWER TORQUE LINK BOSS AND ALLOWED THE MAIN WHEEL, BRAKE, AND STRUT ASSEMBLY TO ROTATE INSIDE THE STRUT HOUSING. THIS BOLT ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN REPLACED 15 FLIGHT HOURS EARLIER. THE MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED THE TASK READILY ADMITTED HE WAS AT FAULT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^